A Foundation 1 Analysis of a Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation By: Nonprofit Org. Management: PA 571 Professor: August 19,2012 The name of the organization I chose is Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://gatesfoundation.org/. Introduction Today’s recession has forced human service agencies and the government to become partners in order to serve the poor. Government funding and grants have decreased and the needs of the poor have increased. According to an 2010 Urban Institute
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Q. test administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a grade or a test score.[1] A test score may be interpreted with regards to a norm or criterion, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by statisticalanalysis of a large number of participants. A standardized test is any test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner to ensure legal defensibility.[2]Standardized tests are often used in education, professional certification
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Education “Education is the most vigorous weapon which one can use to change the universe” said Nelson Mandela. Decline in the education system have been blamed on teacher quality, poverty levels, tenure policies, and increasingly on the use of standardized tests, which began in the mid-1800s and has been a huge part of American education. The conspiracy of the government dumbing down education is they are doing this because the government wants an obedient civilization that would be easy to control
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with facts. This is the better of the two measures because it can be backed up and proved to be an issue or a law. For example people say standardized tests are a fair and objective measure of student achievement that they ensure teachers and schools are accountable to taxpayers, and that the most relevant constituents, parents and students approve of testing. Therefore
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Persuasive Speech Outline CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking Oluwabusola Oshin “The Use of Standardized Test to Determine Admissions” Thesis Statement: My speech is to convince the audience why SAT or ACT scores should not be used to determine college admission decisions. I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: With a show of hands how many of you came into high school with the mindset of making killer grades so you can get into the college of your dreams? With another show of hands
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For my first MLA style essay, I will be arguing why standardized tests should be removed from school systems. I have strong opinions and experience within this topic, so I believe I will be able to argue it well. I want to prove that these tests are not a good way to measure the knowledge and capabilities that a student possesses. I have chosen this topic because I struggle at taking tests. I know how much pressure is put on an individual to test his or her knowledge based on one test score. This
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purposes for assessment.” —National Council for Education Standards and Testing, 1992 discussions, and more. Now, 10 years later, we are hearing the same reminder (Brennan, Kim, WenzGross, Siperstein, 2001; Herman, 2001; International Reading Association, 1999). In fact, in July 2001 members of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teacher’s union, endorsed a policy calling for a combination of standardized tests and other assessment tools such as teacher designed assessments
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recognize eulogy values for their true worth. Doing so will yield more inclusive campuses and more collaborative workplace — collective goods which are critical — yet often lacking — in the world. And those attributes are far more important than the standardized metrics and expectations we will all be subject to at some point or another. After all, when we depart this world, what do we want to be remembered
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boundaries and getting more involved in education; an increase in federal control. Title I schools are required to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) in order to continue receiving funds from the federal government. Schools are required to give standardized test to their students and report test scores by different categories to the federal government. When schools or districts do not meet with the AYP consecutively, the federal government gives the state and local agencies power to improve the school
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addition, norm referenced assessments have a very disadvantageous perspective on students within the groups of low socioeconomic status (SES), students with disabilities, and students with second language acquisition. Regarding norm-referenced testing, low socio economic status can play a role in the overall achievement rate of these students. In comparison to families of high SES, children from those of low SES have a decreased amount of educational academic time (Pettigew, p 32). At a young age
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