Currently, there is no doubt that poverty exists in many homes and communities across the nation. Among these families, a majority are unemployed with little to no education. ... Poor families look at education this way-either get an education or work; thus, they gain knowledge or have no food to eat. ... The programs mentioned are very useful for helping families' transition and ease into a learning environment. ... Pursuing an education program to help Hispanics transition to a learning environment can help ease difficulties. ...

• Word Count: 1797
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For a long while now, America has underperformed in education on the world's stage, slowly losing much of its academic rigor over time. This problem spawned the now infamous No Child Left Behind Act, which created more problems for teachers then it was solving. ... This new initiative granted states funding for schools and more importantly, waivers for the No Child Left Behind Act. ... During a Common Core public forum in the California School District, a teacher explained that students, "in their head have so many rules memorized that they have no idea what [those rules] mean,"...

• Word Count: 1438
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through choice school systems, "families are no longer captives of their neighborhood schools" (Giraitis). ... Through voucher programs, access to a good school, whether public or private, is "no longer determined by one's ability to purchase a home low income families gain the necessary purchasing power to attend the public or private school of their choice" (Giraitis). ...

• Word Count: 2864
• Approx Pages: 11
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As a result, many communities have adopted bi-lingual programs, in order to help Mexican-American students ease into English submersion by using both the Spanish and English languages in the educational process. ... Bustamante indicates that with many Mexican-Americans employed in low-paying jobs, white Americans assume they have little interest in education, and thus, have no desire to achievee more competitive professional employment. ... While the English-only classroom provided major difficulties for the boys, it also provided major problems for their mother, who spoke no English. ... M...

• Word Count: 4836
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate