It discusses how diversity brings not just new people, but new ideas and talent to contribute to society. ... Diversity is inclusive, not just of people, but of different ideas and mindsets. ... Critics claim that some students that are more qualified-those who attended better high schools, have higher GPAs and test scores, etc.... If they didn't see the value of having a diverse campus, every student would have a 4.0 high school GPA and perfect test scores. ... As is the case with many minorities, one student may have gone to a less rigorous public school, and even gotten slightly lowe...

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No matter the level of integration, there are advantages and disadvantages to the approach and using it effectively requires a delicate balancing act between the needs to address the requirements of high stakes testing with the desire to engage students in what they need to learn. ... Although teachers might be excited and initially supportive of the change, there is a question regarding the plan for addressing the issues that inevitably come up when people work in groups across time (Loepp, 1999). ... They also need to take professional development time to understand how their discipline ca...

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Lately, MPS as a whole has not been performing as well in academics as other school districts; for instance, their low-graduation rates and test scores seem to be forcing more and more parents to pull their children out of Milwaukee Public Schools along with college graduates second-guessing their decision to come work for MPS. For as long as I can remember, Milwaukee Public schools have always had to deal with a lot of criticism about their academic programs and low-test scores, and with that, being said, MPS has inherited a bad reputation. ... I do not believe the problem is with the stude...

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For the students who have not yet been accepted into colleges, they will have more time to evaluate different colleges, improve their test scores, and take college preparatory classes. ... It is not easy to continuously go to school twelve years with only a few short vacations, not to mention dealing with the college acceptance competitions and the frequent standardized tests. ... Therefore when people are deciding on their own future or the future of someone else, they should remember all the benefits and opportunities students may obtain with taking a year off. ...

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Where most of the time, colleges not only "seek for 'high quality students'"; students who have excellent grades and high test scores(Moyer 3). ... Also, this might sound unreasonable, but people should consider the fact that colleges "want you as much as or more than you want them"(Israel 46). ... However, this does not mean that students should terminate allocating their time towards their education; contributing their effort to accomplish good grades and high test scores. ... Moreover, if a student did not succeed with amazing grades nor high test scores, he o...

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During this sometimes harsh reality of limited time and funds, the people in charge of running the school systems are choosing the arts to relegate first, specifically the music program. ... Other studies have shown that children educated in music, score significantly higher on reading tests than those who have not been subject to music (Nature, New York Times, 2002). ... Each of these ten functions is essential to the success and self-awareness of people of all ages because the goal of most elementary to college level programs is to educate each student in all areas to produce a well-rounde...

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How much more can we really afford to keep raising taxes on the American people? ... " Nearly "80 percent of city high-school grads applying to CUNY flunk admissions test, and need remedial courses....

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In addition, high school students have the pressure of passing all the standardized tests, like the SAT, ACT, and Exit Exams, to be able to graduate. ... The teacher told me that enough people are doing it, no one will tell, so people can keep cheating, no one will find about it, and the lead honest person is generally penalize. ...

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The people in higher socio economic classes continue to have a higher advantage in getting higher educational credentials. ... Prior to the elite school admission reforms of 1941 the access to these elite schools which include Yale, Harvard and Princeton was limited to students from a small group of people that had higher socio economic standing. This is because they sourced their students from a group of privately owned high cost boarding secondary schools that were largely out of reach of most people that came from a lower socio economic background. ... On the other hand children of alumni o...

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Dave Ramsey, a popular financial author and radio host who focuses on helping people get out of debt, feels a college education is very important and stated, A solid education helps a young person begin his or her life and career with much more confidence and quality. ... The skills he learned in college helped him write a stellar resume, present himself well in the interviews, and achieve high scores on the licensing tests he had to complete for the position. ...

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Maori children, and Maori schools, or native schools as they were so named, were excluded from the 1877 Education Act, and would be left this way until the 1960s when there was a new acceptance towards Maori people (Holst, 1971). ... However, by 1969 "public" schools and Maori schools were fully combined, as Maori people saw it as unavoidable (Beeby, 1992, p.208). ... This meant less pressure was put on students as well as teachers to get through the required test information in the final year at primary school. ...

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