In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark Supreme Court case that would end public school segregation. Over fifty years later, studies have shown segregation has increased in the public school system. Currently, public schools have seen an escalation in segregation according to a report released by Richard Rothstein of the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute (Strauss, 2013). Three additional reports related to public school segregation have also been released. This increase in segregation
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Charter schools in New York, how effective are they to you! Nakia Mines DeVry University Professor Hartman The spread of charter schools in New York has been on the rise in the past couple of years. Charter schools are schools are financed by the public, but run independently through the educational system. There has been a lot of debate questioning the effectiveness of charter schools verses traditional public schools; who serves as the best interest for the students. Many prefer sending
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Although federal rules say charter schools must use lottery for admission if there are more interests than spots, they also allow schools to set minimum eligibility in the form of test scores and GPA to even enter the lottery. This can also allow schools to set minimum parent participation hours, which benefits parents who are allowed to work less to support their family. Therefore, Scott and Villaviencio (2009) found that “many charter schools exercise strong control over student admissions and
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uplift the “youth of tomorrow.” Throughout my collegiate years I was involved in numerous mentorship programs from Love Impact LLC, Freedom School Scholar and Volunteer 2 consecutive years, Kappa League of New Orleans, Algiers Charter School and Miller McCoy Academy (All male charter school). These experiences aided in my passion to help serve inner city youth with mentorship and guidance that may help inspire and motivate. While at home in the New Orleans area, I have worked for various temp-to-hire
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Annotated Reference List: The Case for Charter Schools Deena Harrison Grand Canyon University: UNV 501 1/8/2014 Villavicencio, A. (2013). "It's Our Best Choice Right Now": Exploring How Charter School Parents Choose. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 21(81), 1-19. In this journal article, Research Associate at the Research Alliance for New York City Schools, Dr. Adriana Villavicencio, discusses the reasons why parents choose charter schools instead of the public school options available
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Fixing America's public education system won't be easy -- but together, it's possible. The Waiting for "Superman" social action campaign has one primary goal: to ensure that every child receives a great education. The campaign seeks to build public awareness, ignite personal involvement and inspire real social change. The campaign's four core initiatives are: • Setting academic standards that are on par with the world's best • Recruiting and rewarding great teachers • Creating and nurturing
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| |Leading Without Power | |Two Steps Forward, One Step Back | |Barbara Boliver | |8/4/2012 | |BUS 586 – Summer 2012 Term
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\Charter schools are the new innovative public schools that are accountable for student results. They are deliver programs tailored to educational excellence and the needs of the community they serve. Charter schools are one of the fastest growing and most successful reforms in the country. Charter schools were established in the 1990s as prominent and controversial school reform idea. Parents, teachers and community organizations are the founders of most charter schools, but some are started by
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at the failings of the U.S. school system. The film follows five students across the U.S., who range in grade level from kindergarten to eighth grade, as they try and escape the public school system through a lottery for a chance admission to a charter school. Guggenheim lays the blame for the failing public education system at the feet of the various teachers unions, and makes a plea for the public in general to get involved in reforming the system. By analyzing Waiting for Superman through
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are funded based on local property taxes. This system leaves make schools in low- income areas deprived of the funding necessary to provide an adequate education for the children in these areas. The documentary proposes a solution to this problem: charter schools. Although a good idea in
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