...Today Introduction “We must make each one of our schools, an embryonic community life, active with types of occupations that reflect the life of the larger society, and throughout permeated with the spirit of art, history, and science. When the school introduces and trains each child of society into membership within such a little community, saturating him with the spirit of service, and providing him with the instruments of effective self-direction, we shall have deepest and best guarantor of a larger society which is worthy, lovely, and harmonious” John Dewey (1859 – 1952) This paper looks at some of the changes that have taken place in the U.S. Education. Increased choice and privatization of Education “An initiative of choice through vouchers or tax credits, with few restrictions on private schools, not only will give children access to a better education, it will unleash the power of constructive competition that will lead to dramatically improved outcomes in the future. A voucher or tax credit of $5000 or more per student would give families the clout they need as consumers. There already are many affordable high quality private schools available on the market and, once they are allowed to compete on a level playing field with government schools, many more will come into operation…. It is imperative not to delay further, but to implement school choice reforms as soon as possible”. ...
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...NEWS The gun control in US Is there enough gun control in the U.S.? Or should the control be tightened up? After the many school shootings in the U.S. arms control has become a much-discussed topic. The President of the United States and the Congress are in the process of discussing what should be done about the gun control. Barack Obama, the U.S. president, has presented some new proposals around the Firearms Act, which should help to prevent future shooting tragedies. In January 2013 Barack Obama presented a new plan to prevent shootings. The most important thing was to significantly improve background checks on those who buy guns. He wants to drastically improve the system of background checks. Mr. Obama believes that by improving background checks when people buy guns, there will be fewer shootings and reduce the number of mentally ill people being able to by guns. However, says Jack Levin, a professor of sociology and Criminology from Northeastern University in Boston, that background checks will not prevent school shootings since gunmen will let their parents with spotless criminal record buy guns for them. There can be spoken both for and against the use of a more thorough background check, but it's only positive that Barack Obama will improve the system of arms control. Another suggestion is that he wants to ban assault weapons and large ammunition magazines. The proposal should eliminate all sales of these weapon designs. Mr. Webster has said that he believes...
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...Control ENG 102 Andrew Hughes There are a lot of hot topics in our country and gun control is one that is a constantly popular one. People use guns for many different reasons and have to go through a background check to get them, which is done by contacting the state law enforcement to make sure that the purchaser of the gun has not committed any crimes that would exclude them from buying a gun. Lawmakers are trying to make it harder and even not possible for Americans to purchase and own guns, even though places with carry laws are statistically much safer places to live, like in Florida where the murder rate has gone down since it was implemented. America would be a much safer place to live if every law abiding citizen were allowed to purchase and carry a gun on them at all times. People use guns for a variety of reasons in our country. Some people rely on having guns to hunt for either sport or to get food to feed their families. Then there are the people who use guns for fun to do things like shoot clay pigeons or do competition shooting. The last way that people use guns for is for personal protection. Whether at home or actually carrying the weapon on them people rely on having a gun on them to feel safer and more secure. Other people carry guns for work reasons whether they are the police or someone who might carry large amounts of money around for their jobs. The anti-gun portion of America thinks that people carry guns because they are paranoid, but that...
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...Tommy Huskey English 112 Essay #3 Persuasive Argument Nov. 4, 2015 Military recruiting in public schools Military recruitment has become an important issue. Often in the past some parents and teachers have protested about military personnel visiting schools to talk to students about the armed forces. But since 2001 the No Child Left behind Act has meant that US schools which receive government money must allow the military in to talk to students (Paton). One of the more common proposals is to ban military recruiting of those that are under 18, which would severely limit the ability of recruiters to operate. In the past years the USA and its allies have been involved in major conflicts. There are a lot questions and conflicts with this issue. The positive outcomes of recruitment will be strongly discussed. Do military recruiters provide valuable info? "Douglas Smith, a US Army spokesman, said the job of recruiters is not to make promises but to show...
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...10 March 2014 Amateurs or Professionals? Big-money college sports takes your breath away. College football and men’s basketball have become such huge commercial enterprises that together they generate more than $6 billion in annual revenue, more than the National Basketball Association. A top college coach can make as much or more than a professional coach. Powerful conferences like the S.E.C. and the Pac 12 have signed lucrative TV deals, while the Big 10 and the University of Texas have created their own sports networks. Last year, Turner Broadcasting and CBS signed a 14-year, $10.8 billion deal for the television rights to the NCAA’s men’s basketball national championship tournament (a.k.a “March Madness”). And what does the labor force that makes it possible for coaches to earn millions, and causes marketers to spend billions, get? Nothing. The workers are supposed to be content with a scholarship that does not even cover the full cost of attending college. Any student athlete who accepts an unapproved, free hamburger from a coach, or even a fan, is in violation of NCAA rules. Nevertheless, the NCAA prohibits any form of payments, beyond scholarships, to any athlete who is responsible for producing the revenue. The NCAA also restricts the ability for any college athlete to earn income from an outside source. In a study sponsored by the NCAA, they discovered that college players have less money than non-athletic students, and almost fifty-eight percent are not even provided...
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...| Allowing Crossbow Hunting Near Schools and Hospitals | A Recipe for Disaster | | Richard Eastman | 2/27/2013 | Composition, DVUO, Professor: Geoffrey Smith, 2/15/13 Seven -year-old Aryanna Schneeberg was innocently playing outside her home on May 20th, 2012. She was playing with her sister and a friend when suddenly she was struck with an arrow. “The arrow entered her back, puncturing her lung, her stomach, diaphragm and liver”(Roberts, 2012). This is a scary scenario for everyone involved and it happens in yards across America every year. Crossbows near schools and hospitals are not beneficial, because of accidental shootings, the users can get hurt, and it could traumatize children. First, a 16-year-old was arrested in June for accidentally shooting Aryanna with an arrow. He know that it was against the law to shoot his bow in the city, but he was shooting at a squirrel. Circuit Court Judge Dale English decided that the teen could be tried as an adult. This accident happened in Campbellsport, Wisconsin on May 20th 2012 (Roberts, 2012). A 23-year-old man was arrested for shooting an arrow into a house." The arrow just missed Erica Russell's daughter”(Year, 2010). Police arrested Philip Niccloy for reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. A 24-year-old man was found unconscious with a crossbow...
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...of Raffles colleges which is equipped with the latest resources so as to provide the students with the best and unique education possible. The entire college is wireless and this allow students to work on assignments and access the internet anywhere. Books are very important in every side, it provide necessary information for studying and living. Raffles in Ho Chi Minh also has a Library located in the highest floor of the building which provides students all reading materials that imported and updated with the current teaching course and subject. However, the number of students is growing quickly when the books and reading materials are limited. Students are not allowed to borrow the book home and they usually cannot buy the books because of the high cost of copyrighted books Because of that, we write this proposal to suggest about opening an online e- library system for student in Raffles Ho Chi Minh to use books material easily. The system will provide a website for students to read e-books (electronic online books) and reserve to borrow book from the library. The system also control the books logically to make sure it will be returned on time and won’t be lost Moreover, the system provides reference e-books such as Making the Grade, Communication Skills, etc. Books which contain meaningful story relate to the study course will appear in the website also. The e-libraries have the potential to store much more information, simply because digital information requires very little...
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...Assessment Solution Proposal I am writing to propose that a cheerleading specific facility be built and an athletic trainer be hired specifically for cheerleading. The cheerleading program at WSSU rarely has a safe place to practice and there is rarely an athletic trainer present at the practices. About 95% of our athletes’ injuries have occurred with no athletic trainer present. If another sport has practice during our scheduled practice time, our athletes have to practice in the lobby or outdoors. Cheerleading has become more and more dangerous over the years. It is a contact sport with gymnastics put into stunts and pyramids, and requires tossing athletes into the air. Cheerleading is the cause of catastrophic injuries among high school and college athletes. Being a year round sport adds to the danger of the sport; putting extra demands on the body due to no resting period. Injuries are going to happen, but there are measures the university must take to minimize the amount and severity of injuries from every sport. Many safety guidelines have been suggested by the NCAA, Sports Digest, ACCAA and many others. Some suggestions include: * Cheerleaders should have a medical exam before being allowed to practice. * Cheerleaders should be trained by qualified coaches with safety certifications. * Appropriate practice facilities and equipment should be provided and coaches should supervise all practices. * A physician or certified athletic trainer should be present at...
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...propose a system for evaluating teacher performance at the elementary school level based on state test scores. Teachers will be placed into one of four categories based on their students’ educational growth: top performing tier, high performing tier, medium performing tier, or lowest performing tier. Teachers performing in the top tiers will be rewarded with public praise and annual bonuses, while teachers in the bottom tiers will be placed on probation which includes performance improvement courses. Teachers who are unable to improve their performance will be fired. The tactics to sell this plan to the Spring Branch Independent School District board will be based on consistency, intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, emotion, and the Expectancy Chain. Convincing the school board to fire underperforming teachers will challenge the educational status quo, but will improve the quality of education given to students. Reforming Education: Firing and Motivating Teachers Public education is failing in Texas. Texas ranks forty-first out of fifty states in high school graduation rates. “The research shows that kids who have two, three, or four strong teachers in a row will eventually excel, no matter what their background, while kids who have even two weak teachers in a row will never recover," says Kati Haycock of the Education Trust. To improve the quality of our educational system in Spring Branch Independent School District, particularly at the elementary grade levels, we need...
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...2011 Keller Graduate School of Management 1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation which interests you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced on July 23, 2010 a set of proposed regulations that would define the term “gainful employment” as used under the Higher Education Act. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is the product of a year-long negotiated rulemaking process between the agency and stakeholders across the higher education community to address a set of fourteen “program integrity” issues under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The agency issued an earlier NPRM in June that covered thirteen of the fourteen issues, including eliminating provisions that allowed schools to provide incentives for recruiters based on enrollment increases, and strengthening the agency’s authority to crack down on misleading marketing practices at for-profit institutions. However, the agency declined to issue its gainful employment definition as part of that proposal, after facing strong resistance from the for-profit sector and some key lawmakers in both the House and Senate. I work at DeVry University as a Career Advisor and this would affect me directly in my workings with graduates to get them gainfully employed within six months after graduation 2. Describe the proposal/change. (10 points) ...
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...The United States has had one too many deaths happen due to the gun stereotypes in society. “...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” states the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights. The American people need to be allowed to protect themselves against other citizens and the government. Unfortunately, the number of deaths because of gun violence is increasing dramatically. In order for this to stop I believe implementing a gun safety course into all schools will help with teach young American citizens how to respect the weapons. There also needs to be an increase into mental stability screening when purchasing guns. People are slipping through the US background checks and then hurting others. That needs to end. Guns need to be controlled, but allowed in the United...
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...On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys opened fire on their high school in Colorado. Several problems and issues presented themselves due to miscommunications or laidback approaches. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 students, one teacher and wounded 21 others using weapons purchased from private dealers at a gun show. Part of Columbine’s issues should’ve been prevented if the gun laws in Colorado were enforced properly. Although it wasn't entirely Robyn, Eric, And Dylan's fault, the seller shouldn't have sold the weapons to minors because of this the gun laws were not followed resulting thirteen victims being killed. Gun laws in the United States are enforced to ensure safety to U.S citizens. Many states in the U.S are lenient to...
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...that once was a problem in the United States, book banning has taken a tactical, less obvious form of censorship and it is mostly in schools. It’s not a stranger to anyone that middle and high schools have required reading lists that name several books students will have to read for the academic school year. The books can range from anything to everything and are often stock packed with various themes, lessons, and messages. However, plenty of parents feel that certain ideas should not be taught to their children, especially when the ideas conflict with their own personal beliefs and...
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...Before I start my speech, I would like to define curriculum as the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college. Now, I have a proposal, a proposal for three new programmes to be implemented into the secondary school curriculum. Right now, at this very instance, we have a variety of studies which provide students broad exposure and holistic development, but we, believe that it is incomplete without the following additional programs that will further improve students of all kind. Before I officially start on why you should impose such programs to the current curriculum, allow me to do a short summary of what I will be talking about in the following minutes. For my first starting programme, I will introduce to...
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...Manual of Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pennsylvania Public Schools CHAPTER 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 16 ____________________________________________________16.1 Audit Responsibilities __________________________________________16.1 Types of Audits______________________________________________________ __ 16.2 Financial Audits ___________________________________________________ 16.2 Single Audits _____________________________________________________ 16.2 Program-Specific Audits_____________________________________________ 16.2 Performance Audits ________________________________________________ 16.2 Auditor General Audits______________________________________________ 16.3 Management VS Auditor Responsibilities ____________________________________ 16.3 Selecting An Independent Auditor _________________________________________ 16.4 Preparing For Your Annual Audit __________________________________________ 16.5 Documents _______________________________________________________ 16.5 Financial Statements _______________________________________________ 16.6 Other Schedules And Reconciliations __________________________________ 16.6 Other Supporting Documentation _____________________________________ 16.6 Single Audit Requirements _______________________________________________ 16.7 Background ______________________________________________________ 16.7 Commonwealth Implementation ______________________________________ 16.7 Audit Scope ______________________________________________________...
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