Port Richmond Charter School Mission: Every student should experience learning successes, become literate, confident and caring, be able to think critically, solve problems, and communicate effectively. ... Port Richmond Charter (PRC) will be located on the 2800 block of Richmond Street. ... The construction of the school will start in the basement. ... The expected ages for this school is the pre-teen ages (12-15). ... This completes the construction of the school. ...

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Charter Schools: Help or Hindrance to the Public Education System? ... The first charter school opened in Minnesota in 1992. ... Charter schools are accountable to their sponsor-- usually a state or local school board-- to produce positive academic results and adhere to the charter contract. ... There are many actors in the forming of a charter school. ... The alternative school is an off shoot of the charter school. ...

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Most students misbehave in school because of past traumatic school experiences or their need for attention, control, or revenge. ... In Southern California, a 16-year-old sophomore was arrested after emailing a "hit list" of people he planned to kill at The NOVA Academy Charter School to his ex-girlfriend. ... The schools' principal quickly contacted the police. ... As being a sophomore at Delaware Valley Charter, I believe that the staff doesn't help students learn from their mistakes once they get into trouble. ... Another reason would be, a lot of high school students d...

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That is rather it is a good idea or bad to charter our failing public school system. ... As far as my personal opinion goes, I believe charter schools are still in it's infancy, we should give it more time to develop before we can actually decide rather charter school is a good idea or not. ... The Pro-charter article titled The New School, by Chester E. ... What is a charter school? ... He goes on by introducing the more active charter school supporters. ...

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That is rather it is a good idea or bad to charter our failing public school system. ... As far as my personal opinion goes, I believe charter schools are still in it's infancy, we should give it more time to develop before we can actually decide rather charter school is a good idea or not. ... The Pro-charter article titled The New School, by Chester E. ... What is a charter school? ... He goes on by introducing the more active charter school supporters. ...

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Chartered Accountant is a business and finance adviser who has completed the institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. ... Chartered Accountants manage their own careers. ... To become a qualified Chartered Accountant in South Australia you have to complete an accredited degree, complete the Chartered Accountant Program and have three years work experience mentored by the Chartered Accountant in Chartered Accountant accredited firms and commercial organizations. ... The man who I interviewed was Mr Brian Trumble from Pulteney Grammar School. ... Mr Trumble's work history is ETS...

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While attending a cyber school there is an obvious benefit of waking up and not having to get dressed and go to school. ... So, is it truly worth it to go to cyber school? High school is supposed to be the best time of a person's life. ... According to Nate Kusich, who attends Agora Cyber Charter, often times students will get up and leave the room and go do something else at home while the teacher continues to teach. ... Attending a real high school has greater benefits and less detrimentals than attending a cyber school. ...

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During the first years of the school, the actual printing was done on school grounds. ... In 1853, an official charter was granted for the school "a board of directors, officers, and a board of Lady Managers were elected (Philadelphia School of Design for Women 34). An interesting and ironic note can be made concerning the new charter: after everything, men still managed everything (the Lady Managers still had to obtain authority from the male board of directors). It was stated in the charter that the board of directors had to be "12 gentlemen."" ... It wasn't until 56 years after t...

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There are groups that say division says privatize education, and another group of people who believe charter-schools are not the solution to this problem. ... In the documentary it is shown that the problem has a solution, also known as charter-schools. ... It is shown that through longer school days and unique lesson plans Charter-schools showed greater test scores and student graduation rates than your average public school. Although Charter schools seem to be the solution, not everything was shown in documentary. ... Charter schools are supposed to be the answer to this problem by creati...

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These ideas are shown in the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Petition of Right, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Massachusetts School Law, Bloody Tenet of Persecution, Rhode Island Colonial Charter, Habeas Corpus Act, English Bill of Rights, and the Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges. ... The Mayflower Compact was the government charter used by the pilgrims. ... Massachusetts School Law was fulfilled to ensure that all children are required to learn to read and write. ... The Rhode Island Colonial Charter was written to stress the subject of religious opinions. ... Many of these charters h...

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The Pains of High School Violence in high schools around the United States is an ongoing problem that has become increasingly harder to stop. ... Violence takes place in public, private, and charter high schools. ... When teens are abused at home it may seem right to be able to abuse others while at school. ... Without confidence to succeed in school, it becomes hard for some students to achieve high grades which can lead to students dropping out of school. ... Emotional abuse takes place more often than any other violence in high schools. ...

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A good example of this can be seen in the difference in most high schools in America. For instance when we look the educational standing of most schools in the country we find that the difference between a school with a higher academic average and that of a lower one is all in the method of teaching and the state of the learning environment. Take for instance charter schools. Before charter schools came along most urban kids had to make do with inexperienced teachers, bad equipment and very little attention. Put a D student from a learning environment like the one just described into a charter...

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After a few years of failed programs and moving from school to school, I started a research on other options. I found there were many options available, such as public, charter, private, and home school also known as online public school. My son went through the public school system for many years, and we even tried the charter schools. ... Online public school also offers many things that public school offered such as clubs and student government. ... These online schools would offer extracurricular activities, much like public schools. ...

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After a few years of failed programs and moving from school to school, I started a research on other options. I found there were many options available, such as public, charter, private, and home school also known as online public school. My son went through the public school system for many years, and we even tried the charter schools. ... Online public school also offers many things that public school offered such as clubs and student government. ... These online schools would offer extracurricular activities, much like public schools. ...

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"American school children typically attend school for about six hours a day, 180 days per year. ... We already know that most of the children in schools today resent a longer school day. ... Mayor Rahm Emanuel and new leaders of the Chicago Public schools had pushed for a longer school day and school year to help raise student performance. But state tests results showed that charter schools which typically have more in structural time- actually have a lower percentage of students exceeding state standards, suggesting that the influence of more time is unclear. The Mayor and school leaders of t...

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This solution is the idea of school choice, or school vouchers. The main players in the solution are parents and private schools because the public school system has fallen short. ... "My own "Charter Students" plan would award government-financed EPGs to students not in public schools who receive passing scores on the same examinations public school students must pass EPGs are paid to families, not schools." (3) Regardless of how states choose to go about a voucher or school choice program, the fact is that the programs are working. ... Students who attend schools that score an F, 78 schools...

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First of all, what are school vouchers? ... Some argue that school vouchers are unconstitutional. ... Essentially, current private schools may become nothing more than high-priced public schools. ... School vouchers are supposed to give parents a choice as to where their children can go to school, but their choice is not necessarily the only factor in determining the school their children end up in. ... Although a parent can chose a public or private school, private schools are not obligated to take the child. ...

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George Bush supports further development of charter schools by investing $300 million in a charter school homestead fund to provide $3 billion in loan guarantees to 200 new charter schools. ... Upon his return, he did various course works at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Vanderbilt University Law School. ...

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Those on the right wing are arguing for charter schools and vouchers. According to Howard Gardner, the author of the article "Make Teaching a True Profession," it is expensive to start out charter schools, vouchers would not nearly cover all the costs of those schools, and only the best maintained school would remain. ...

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I hate talking about myself. Of course it seems easy to write about such a subject since I know myself better than anyone else, but when it comes down to it, I have absolutely no clue. Well, I do know some things, but none that would be interesting to put in an essay. By doing the assignment though,...

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A charter authorized a private company to build and operate an East River bridge in April 1867. The odd thing about this charter is that it did not say specifically that was to be done. ... The charter said only that it be a toll bridge. A month after the charter became a law, John Roebling had been named engineer of the work. ... Stores, businesses, and even the Brooklyn schools were closed for the day. ...

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Savannah had a charter that banned Catholicism, making life very difficult. ... She went to an all-girls Catholic school, where she attended daily prayer sessions and sung hymns. ... She graduated high school in 1942 during the first full year of American involvement in WWII. ... She became the editor of her school magazine by her senior year. She then went on to graduate school at the University of Iowa. ...

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He stated that he would offer a $1,500 credit towards a private school for those who attend a public school that is poorly run. I indefinately agree with George w. bush in the matters of education because Gore believes in shutting down schools that do not meet state standards and if that was the case, Allentown school district would no longer exist. Gore also believe in spending more money on charter schools. charter schools are mostly filled with students who come from a wealthy family and such schools arent in a great need of finacial help such as public schools. ... He believes tha...

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If the school system plans or continues to maintain the current system of education then they should forget about selecting a valedictorian, because this will lead to lawsuits against the school, intense hostility within the school community, and loss of school staff to run the school. ... And, It is not just a few schools like Sarasota who deal with this kind of problem, there are other high schools such as Plano West Senior High School and Valley View who deal with this kind of community problem (Talbot,113-114, and 116-119). ... There is more the school can lose to this competition. The sc...

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In UK, education is compulsory between the ages of five and sixteen (eg: 11years of schooling).At The end of 16, a student may legally leave school. ... This is one year more than most Chinese high school students have on Entering a Chinese college. ... University in Britain are autonomous bodies, empowered under their Charters or other acts of incorporation to award their own degree. ...

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