...2012 Professor Hellman Public School funding’s Parents want what is best for their children. One will always want their children to not only stay in school, but to also attend the very best of schools. In today’s day and age there are many methods on how a student will receive an education; they can attend a variety of private schools, they may choose to be schooled at home directly from their parents, the internet offers a new way to do schooling from home, and of course there is always the public schooling system. Whatever the choice may be, the least expensive option is and will continue to be the public schooling system. The reason for public schools having no expenses to the students is simply because it is required by law that children until the age of 16 must attend some kind of schooling that meets the state’s standards on education. Since this is required by the law, the government must provide a place for these standards to be met (public schools). As a country, taxes are collected in order to pay for what the country needs in order to function properly. There are funds already set, in order to pay for certain government products and services. The public schooling system is one of those services that is provided and paid for by these taxes. This accounts for the schooling facility, teachers, materials, and other resources for a school to meet the standards. Now the funds vary from school to school, depending on what area the school is located in. Since education...
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...Name Professor Course Date Importance of funding public schools in America In America, many of the city public schools have failed to produce literate students as they do not meet the stipulated standards with many of them drop out of school. The schools are in a crisis and need urgent help to solve the problem. Nevertheless, private schools are associated with good performance and high academic standards and produce qualified and literate students. The private schools are a model that needs to be emulated by public schools to improve their performance. Public schools need to make use of use private schools as an example to be followed. However research indicates that the underlying issue that is affecting the performance in public school in limited funding which affects the daily activities in the educational institutions. A lot need to be done, in terms of additional funding, to bridge the gap in terms of performance between public and private schools. Education is the foundation of democracy as well as freedom and a key to financial prosperity. Education has never been vital like in the modern world as it determines the future of a nation and the young people. Public schools have to strive to offer equality in their institutions unlike any era in a country’s history. The demand for quality education and improved performance in public school is vital with a rising need to educate all students and assist them meet demanding academic standards ( Hochschild...
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...Jazmine Clayton Professor Helenbrand Christensen Dre 098 Asheville 26, 2015 Studies have shown that the amount of financial funding has a direct correlation to the success of students in public schools. In instances where there are poor structural facilities, a poor teacher-to-student ratio, and insufficient access to learning materials such as textbooks and computers, students consistently lack what they need to excel academically; thus, increasing the likelihood that they will not be successful in school. Although others will argue that current funding for public schools provides for an adequate educational environment, the current funding of all public schools should be increased in order to further reduce drop-out rates, increase the number of teachers, improve facilities, and the overall educational structure. Inadequate funding in public schools is causing a reduction of teachers and materials. Pascual states “funding problems have forced many public schools to reduce teaching staffs and cut back on classes that are outside of the state’s core curriculum, such as music and arts”. Public schools need classes like music and arts as these have shown to enhance productivity, creativity, and interest in education. Increasing funding will ensure these programs will be available to all students. It has been shown that if children are interested in school that they will excel. “Researchers have found that students are going without the basics like books and computers and access...
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...The Complex Issue of Public School Funding Ever since the beginning of the United States, the founding fathers and citizens have emphasized the importance on the education of its people, child or adult. Although education exists in this country both publicly and privately, the public school systems have become a powerful resource in many political social issues in this country. Recently, however, many debates have sprung up over issues that deal with the process of funding public education, including: Who is ultimately responsible for funding? How much funding should local, state, and federal governments contribute? How should funds be distributed? Questions such as these have been raised in the United States because of the many problems with education that are prevalent today despite funding. One of the biggest problems is inequality in education powered by property tax values. Numerous research data has shown how the unequal effects of funding from local property taxes has had on the level of education available in the same school districts. This essay will discuss if there are more fair methods to funding public schools than what is presently the norm through local property taxation and also talk about the effects that this kind of funding has on the standard of education that students receive. Each state of the United States manages its own school districts, which includes the administration of funds that pays for these school districts’ costs, with comparatively...
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...School funding is an important factor in educating our youth in America. Different forms of taxation go hand in hand with the way our schools are funded. However, property taxes are the main source that funds our public schools in the elementary level all the way to the secondary level. Prior to the mid 1800s, schools were private and local entities and were not funded by the state at all. After that period, some states rewrote their constitution and our public education systems were established putting the government responsible for the funding of our public schools. Based on that proposal, the article in the New Jersey state constitution of 1947 was written and guarantees that “The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of free public schools for the instruction of all the children in the State between the ages of five and eighteen years.” (N.J Const. art VIII, §4, P.1.) There are many sources for school funding today. In the state of New Jersey, almost forty-two percent of school funding comes from the state, which includes taxes from income, taxes that corporations pay, sales taxes, lottery taxes, and the money made on tobacco products and sales. A staple case that argued the state funding formula was The Robinson V. Cahill case. Their arguments were that urban schools children were discriminated against based on the way state’s funding formula created disparities in the educational system. The courts ruled in...
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...plutocracy and public policy, Steven Long (2012) analyses the data presented in the 2010 ‘Review of Funding for Schooling; Final Report’ (Boston, Gonski, Greiner, Lawrence, Scales, Tannock, 2010). Long (2012) offers his audience a look beyond its carefully scripted wording and critically examines its findings. He discusses Australia’s current school funding system in conjunction with implications of the reports findings, ultimately accusing plutocracy and a fearful government for the sustained inequitable distribution of government funding (Long, 2012). The “Gonski report” (Long, 2012, para. 3) stemmed following calls for an investigation into the allocation of public funding to Australian schools by the then acting Federal Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, (Gonski, 2010, p. 8). The report, headed by David Gonski and presented in December 2010, aimed to establish a “transparent, fair, financially sustainable” (Gonski, 2010, p. 8) funding system which supports “excellent educational outcomes for all Australian students” (Gonski, 2010, p. 8). The structure of the study saw schools positioned within one of three categories; government schools, Catholic schools and independent schools (Long, 2012). Over one thousand schools, recognised as being neither government nor Catholic institutions, were categorised within the independent group (Long, 2012). The central theme surrounding the article is the classification of non-Catholic, ‘independent’ schools (Long, 2012)...
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...Alex Brossart 2/26/14 English When people consider what school they should go to public or private they never consider the subcategories of these two schools such as the artistic schools or the religious schools or the technical or lastly the Montessori. I am Alex Brossart a student at Wake Tech and I am going to be describing the difference between Public and Private schools. Although public and private schools may seem the same, they are actually quite different when you consider the many different options they bring to the table such as teaching style, funding and, free will in terms of classes taken. The most significant difference between public and private schools is the teaching style of the teachers there. For example, in public schools, there are far more students per class and these causes the teacher to not manage to spend as much time with individual students during class time. If a student needs one on one time the best way for them to make it is by scheduling in time to see them are after class or during their office hours. When you consider the how the teacher is reviewed by not only their boss but also the county school board and the state department of education and lastly the federal department of education who rigidly studies the teachers. For private schools, they have less students per class so the teachers can focus more on the individual, bear in mind though that no school, teacher, or teaching style has the time for all students at once...
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...detrimental to the function of public schools. The corporations who traditionally support schools generally aim towards sports for most of their advertising, widening the gap between sports funding and arts funding. The corporations also may not represent the belief system of the schools. Finally, the corporations destroy local businesses. The singular advantage is that schools have funding to educate their students, however this money can be attained with methods that benefit the school rather than take away from the learning of the students. Corporations traditionally advertise in sports areas. Their ads can be found in the gymnasium, football stadium,...
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...After reading this week‟s reserve reading, explain what school choice options are available. Do you feel having school choice options is a benefit to parents and students? How does having school choice options affect the funding of public schools? Explain your reasoning. 4. Discussion Question 2 Post your response to the following: Most public schools are supported financially by district, state, and federal government agencies. Identify the roles district, state, and federal government agencies have in your local schools. Which agency do you feel has the most significant influence in making policy and curriculum decisions at the local level? Why? AED 200 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/aed-200-week-3-dq-1-dq-2/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) Discussion Question 1 Post your response to the following: After reading this week‟s reserve reading, explain what school choice options are available. Do you feel having school choice options is a benefit to parents and students? How does having school choice options affect the funding of public schools? Explain your reasoning. 4. Discussion Question 2 Post your response to the following: Most public schools are supported...
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...affect the future. Programs such as choice schooling and No Child Left Behind will impact school funding. Rulings such as the Lemon Test and separation of church and state will impact decisions that can potentially result in litigation and court rulings dictating educational decisions. In his work regarding educational trends, Kenneth Stevenson (2010) stated, “a continuing recession, escalating political polarization, rising racial/ethnic tensions, a growing national debt, and a widening divide between the haves and the have nots portend a future fraught with unprecedented challenges to and clashes over the form and substance of public education in America” (p.1). Analysis of the Lemon Test The Lemon Test was created by Chief Justice Warren Berger as a result of the court case Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) and is based on the principles stated in Everson v. Board of Education. The case of Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) centered on Rhode Island’s Salary Supplement Act. This act approved a salary supplement of up to fifteen percent for teachers who taught secular subjects in private religious schools or non-public elementary schools. The courts determined that approximately twenty-five percent of Rhode Island’s students attended non-public schools. Furthermore, ninety-five percent of the parochial schools were Roman Catholic. Pennsylvania offered a similar program that reimbursed non-public schools for expenses related to...
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...appropriate education. From August to September, depending on what state you live in, public schools open its doors to receive students who represent all demographic areas. While parents and students attempt to handle the financial concerns of purchasing clothes and supplies for the school year, a little stress is attached to how much the education they expect to receive will cost. Since 1965, through the legislative process, the federal, state, and local government assumed the responsibility for funding public schools (U.S. Department of Education, 2014). In an article completed by the Public Broadcasting System (Public Broadcasting System [PBS], 2008), the federal government allocates approximately ten cents to every dollar to education toward public education. The state and local governments supply the remaining money needed for public education to the 14,000 school districts throughout the United States who allocated the funds to the primary and secondary schools (PBS, 2008). Public education is the largest area of expense for the state in local governments around the United States accounting for approximately one-fifth of its budget (Moore, 2011). For example, in 2014, the state of Florida spent a total of 77 billion dollars out of which 29.9 percent was allocated to school districts around the state (Office of Policy and Budget, 2014). To determine how the funds are divided among school districts requires complicated formulas based on some money states can collect from...
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...consistently moving forward. The Wisconsin school system also claims to have a proud history of progressive education. Wisconsin was granted statehood on May 29, 1848, becoming the 30th state. It was in this same year that Wisconsin first recognized public education, and began dialogue on ways to finance it. Wisconsin Constitution, Article X, Section 3 states that, “The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of district schools, which shall be as nearly uniform as practicable.” Established school districts were handed the authority to govern the schooling in their region, and were given the power to tax in order to fund school development. According to Maher, Skidmore and Statz (2007) it was decided that the school districts should be funded through local property taxes, which presented further challenges. This created a heavy reliance on local property taxes, leading to frustration for taxpayers. The second major challenge was that all districts were different in size and demographic, therefore this created a disparity between districts in their ability to raise money through taxes. The state was forced to provide financial aid due to the inequity in dollars that could be raised between districts. The state set up financial aid, the Common School Fund or Library Aid. Maher et al. (2007) state that, “Initially, this support was provided to every school in the form of a flat amount of aid per pupil. This original aid, the Common School Fund or Library Aid, had as its purpose...
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...Position Paper Charter School in Kentucky Kentucky is in the process of considering charter school laws that will allow the state to build charter schools in Kentucky. Let us first understand what constitutes a charter school. A charter school is an independent public school that operates independently of the district board of education. The charter plan is written by a group of people such as, educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs and others. The charter plan describes the school’s guiding principles, governance structure, and applicable accountability measures. If approved, the state will fund the charter school on a per pupil basis. Charter schools are tuition-free and open to all students. In this position paper we will postulate the pros and cons of Charter Schools in the state of Kentucky. In closing I will explain my personal stance on the subject of implementing the Charter schools in Kentucky. There are pro-advocates that support the Charter School bill in the state of Kentucky. One point made in support of the Charter school is the fact that funding for the Charter schools are provided by the parents and local community and the state. “Since funding follows the student, charter schools survive only by attracting enough parents to enroll their kids. Money is not wasted on bad schools incapable of convincing parents to enroll their children.” (Garen, 2012) Focusing on the monetary benefits of Charter schools the following statement...
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...In a debate with public athletics and private athletics, recruitment is the largest issue. Also, athletes in public schools start sports a lot later than private schools. Splitting schools and the way you split them has been talked about my tons of experts. Colleges could also be affected by decisions made. Funding is another large issue that comes about in the debate. Comparing enrollment is a very controversial argument as well. The last argument is private schools have to travel very far during tournament time. In all, private schools should not be in the same athletic division as public schools. Recruitment is the process of finding the best individuals academically and athletically to attend your school that may come from another district. This is such a hot topic because private schools can recruit top athletes and top students, and public schools cannot recruit. Public schools have to accept any athlete or student in their district-they have no control over their enrollment, as private schools do. Individuals are attending private schools for sports, not academics. “That’s why I keep telling members we can’t look at it as a public vs. private school issue,” he said. “We have to look at an open enrollment (recruitment) too.” (“Wisconsin Class War”). To solve the recruitment, experts...
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...The Complications within the Public School System California College San Diego ENG 101 Composition The Complications within the Public School System We as humans aren't standardized in our thought process so why are there curriculums? We send our young ones to school to set them up for their future. We invest time into our children whether it is at home or at a place where learning is the main objective. How much are we really getting out of the system if it is all standardized? It seems like the public school system is set up so that they push kids straight through without the proper materials or support they need to succeed. We need to focus on the student as a whole and not as a piece of the percentage. Lack of Funding Lack of funding affects the school public school system in many ways. Without the proper funding, the students do not get the proper books they need in order to participate in class. If a school doesn’t have enough money to buy the necessary amount of books, then kids are now sharing or using books with missing pages. In more well off school districts they don’t have those problems. In many American inner cities, there is a lack of funding in public schools resulting in the use of old, damaged textbooks and some teachers using personal funds to purchase new books. Pennsylvania is one state that has a history with a lack of funding issues. “Pennsylvania’s school districts were, and continue to be, highly dependent on the local wealth of their communities...
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