In order for religion to be in a private school now it is again trying to be in Public schools. ... In 1978 a few lawyers got together and considered a constitutional law. The original law said that public school teachers in gr ades 1-6 "shall announce that a period of silence, not to exceed one minute, shall be observed for meditation." This law did not work for long, because it still allowed oral prayer in public high schools. ... Even after this new law started the lawyers that were opposed to this were trying to say that students "do not have a right to pray in school" silently or otherwis...

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After he finished middle school, he was forced to move to the city with his younger brother to start high school. ... Before his senior year in high school, he got very sick, and my grandfather carried him to get help. ... Although he finished high school with scores that allowed him to go to law school but he was not able to for financial reasons. ... My father was a teacher not only at school but also at home and in community. ... How he sacrificed graduate school to spend that money on us. ...

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The question that is asked is does my child need to go to a private school or public school. ... Attending a private school you The public school setting is typically more diverse than private schools. ... What's more, federal and state laws require public schools to provide diagnostic and disability services. ... By law, public schools are obligated to educate all children. ... When it comes to admission, private schools are not obligated by any laws to accept a child as a student admission. ...

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School Violence Violence among youth, especially in schools, is one of American society's most pressing concerns. ... Also, whereas youth violence had once been thought to be an urban public school problem, stable suburban and rural communities are now also experiencing it, as are private schools. ... School staff members have traditionally served as monitors, but increasingly, schools are hiring security guards to patrol the building and to provide security at events. ... These services may include the efforts of religious and recreational organizations, social service, and even law en...

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Laws and rules should be more knowing. ... Schools need to make sure there is enough adult supervision at school to lessen and prevent bullying. ... Lane, opened fire in the school cafeteria at Chardon High School in Ohio on 2/27/2012. ... For example, Massachusetts now has a law that requires all school employees, from teachers to support staff, to report any incident of bullying to the school principal. Principals are also required to report any potentially criminal behavior to law enforcement officials. ...

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Columbine High School, Virginia Technical College and Sandy Hook Elementary School – the names of these schools will forever be etched into the memory of this country. ... The most recent school shooting, Sandy Hook Elementary School, has sparked an urgent conversation about school safety - should teachers and school personnel be armed, should all schools have a police officer on the premises throughout the entire school day? ... However, the answer to school shootings is not more guns in schools rather efforts should be focused on stopping the violence, not adding to it (Portland Press ...

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As an African American Educator working in the Catholic School System, my vision for the future reflects upon the minority students who attend Catholic school in California. ... The schools will provide a stronger multicultural curriculum. ... Since the California state legislature passed the law approving school vouchers, students may attend any private school they desire. With this law, students are now able to take advantage of the unique aspects of Catholic education and attend any Catholic school of their choosing... Within our local Diocese, with which I am most familiar, we hav...

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Teacher tenure laws have long been a source of controversy throughout the United States. Recently, the teacher tenure law in California was ruled unconstitutional. ... While yes, a schools funding, the environment the students grow up in, etcetera, are factors in student's learning, any other job faces challenges, and an apt teacher would be able to overcome this. ... It seems to be that the main problem with teacher tenure in California is the lack of federal uniformity in the laws and policies because of the fact that educational laws vary so much in each and every state. Change is nece...

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In 2011, the Texas state legislature passed a new law to allow around thirty-eight public college students and teachers to bring guns to school. Which means that five hundred thousand of students who enrolled in these schools are now able to bring guns to school. Although the relationship between schools and guns is more acceptable, it is never a good idea for students to go to school with guns. ... In particular, if student have been hurt in school, parents will doubt the degree of safety of the school. ... Other than allowing students to bring guns to school, those schools should improve t...

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Private schools are under no control of the government. ... Montana should not pass a law authorizing the distribution of public funds as vouchers to parents who wish to send their children to private or parochial schools. ... Private schools are very similar. ... The average religious school rejects two of every three children who apply. ... Quite simply, vouchers do not improve our neighborhood schools. ...

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This became the beginning of the standardized test era in schools. ... President Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education act (ESEA) of 1965 in to law in order to aid schools in poor economic areas (Trolian 2). ... The most known component of NCLB is the requirement of the school systems to administer standardized tests in order to monitor the progress of both the students and the school system. ... High school puts more stress on students than ever before. ... However, the main question for school systems is what is a quality teacher? ...

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We believe it is unethical to withdraw God from government and public school systems. ... Why do our courts change laws for only a small percentage of our population? In 2000 several polls showed that over half of the Americans surveyed believed that public prayer in schools, and at public school events should be allowed. A lawsuit was filed on a Texas school district when it allowed the use of school equipment for Christian students to speak to the crowd, and pray over the stadium's PA system (Murphy, Jenny). ... The teaching of religion in schools is also a very debatable topic in ...

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Should Students Have The Right To Drop Out Of School? For Years now American law states that when students reach the age of sixteen years they may drop out of school if they please. ... Yet more than 1300 students drop out of school everyday. ... Why is it that the law feels okay with allowing a sixteen year old to drop out of school, but he/she is still not responsible for his/her actions? ... He/She may have adverse actions to be forced out of the school. ...

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It is the goal of this law to have all children improve in their academic achievements and at the same time to put a stop on social promotions in the school systems around this nation. ... The No Child Left Behind law has impacted me in several ways. First, the law has forced me to spot teach my students. ... The law has made me stricter toward my students. ... I personally believe that the NCLB legislation has impacted my school in a negative way. ...

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What started out as the dream solution for a financial crisis in the now Shelby County School District in Memphis, TN, turned out to be a nightmare for the more seasoned or older teachers. ... The members also chose to overlook the fact that this was a new process, that was actually in a trial run, and was not to be used to punish teachers, but help improve their techniques for reaching the children of Shelby County Schools. ... Because of these actions and due to the lack of knowledge by those charged with making sure everyone is treated fairly, the Dept. of EEOC has determined that it has en...

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This law was made to help the country's educational system. The law revolutionizes the old system. ... One of the new laws gives states more flexibility with what they spend their allotted federal money on in their schools. ... Before this law, schools had to go through mounds of paper work and red tape to get the different funding. ... Because the law was so recently put into effect, it is hard to compare the schools and see if they are doing better. ...

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Palmquist is a special education teacher here at Huron Middle School. ... She must have thought that I was an investigative reporter trying to find the scoop on how far off the middle school is from being up to code. ... He was very willing to speak of any and all things that concerned him and what he liked about the school district. ... The book makes mention of the Zero Tolerance rule that was instituted into schools across the country after the Columbine incident. ... For one thing, parents under new laws can protest and have the student put back into the original classroom with no deb...

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Texas law has come up with a plan do to the same thing involving rich and poor school districts. ... The law is designed to tax money from the richer school districts and give it to the poorer districts. There is a lot of controversy over this law, but in reality Robin Hood is a very good thing. One of the most important goals of this law is to give kids equal opportunities. ... With the extra money the poorer districts schools are able to buy new books, computers, and other materials, so that every school is kept up to date. ...

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Have you ever wondered what life at school would be like without "freedom?" ... But most of the time this sinerio doesn't occur because they've come up with laws like the "Privacy Act," and so on so this sort of mayhem doesn't happen, but even though laws are made people still break them. 2)FREEDOM OF RELIGION This freedom goes along with freedom of speech yet stands alone in its own category. ... This freedom is more a rightstricken than abused law. ... House speaker Newt Gingrich, for example, announced a while back that under current law students could not pray in the schools...

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This tells us that we need stricter gun control policies by law and in the home. The government needs to make stricter laws about buying and selling guns. ... Recent suburban and rural school shootings are atypical. ... The more services a school offers the higher success rate. ... If children realize the benefit of police, they will probably be more respectful of them and laws in the future. ...

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The Pro-charter article titled The New School, by Chester E. ... What is a charter school? Well, according to the article, it is "a public school with some of the most highly prized features of private schools." ... He goes on by introducing the more active charter school supporters. ... One of them I found worth mentioning is the A.P.S and their struggle to get charter laws establish. ...

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The Pro-charter article titled The New School, by Chester E. ... What is a charter school? Well, according to the article, it is "a public school with some of the most highly prized features of private schools." ... He goes on by introducing the more active charter school supporters. ... One of them I found worth mentioning is the A.P.S and their struggle to get charter laws establish. ...

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Because of these virtues my parents possessed, they placed me into the local public school system even thought I pled repeatedly to be enrolled in a private institution. ... While going through the motions of the public school system in America, an epiphany transpired regarding the relationship between the varying levels of government and the education system. ... I plan to earn a master's degree in public policy paired with a law degree to give me the vital tools I need to inspire change, and in particular to the curriculum model that is currently utilized. ...

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The Scopes trial is based on a teacher, John Scopes, who was tried for breaking the law that states teaching evolution was illegal in public schools. ... The law was outdated and unjust. The law allows for no other ideas than that of the Bible. ... This trial was more than just about a school teacher in a small town who broke the law. ... This trial was not just about a small town school teacher who broke a law. ...

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For example, the night before an entire chapter of Law is due many of my fellow classmate's rush through it, skimming each paragraph for the correct answer to the question. ... In a traditional school you may just have a chemistry test, an English Writers Craft essay due and a chapter of Law all due the next day. ... So if I got home from driving school at 7 I might finish the essay and do very well or maybe I should do a chapter of law and catch up on some accounting. ... Both schools have their pros and cons. ... I have attended both schools and now that I am at a traditional school I w...

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