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  • Teachers In Private Schools
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    Private Schools vs. Public Schools Many people in today's society believe it's wise to send their children to private schools. In making the decision on whether to put children in public or private schools, they look to four main factors: curriculum, class size, the graduation rate, and cost. When people have to pay for something, their first thought is, "Will I be getting what I'm paying for?" With a private school education, the amount you have to pay is usually well worth it. Public schools o...
  • School Dress Code
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    An A- (90%) was received on this paper. The dress code in public schooling has been a controversial issue lately, both in Massachusetts and nation-wide. I feel some type of dress code would cut down some of the everyday problems that schools have today. A dress code in public schooling would be a good idea because it would reduce violence, eliminate the problem of wearing hats or jackets in school, and make school more of an academic atmosphere, and less of a social one. In this paper, I will di...
  • Voucher Supporters Claim New Private Schools
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    Vouchers are tuition subsidies for students in public schools to attend private schools and / or for students already in private schools. Proponents for publicly funded school vouchers see them as a way for poor parents to leave a failing public school system and allow their children to go to the school of their choice. Opponents fear that school vouchers would take money away from public schools, causing grater segregation while not helping the majority of students remaining in the public schoo...
  • Racial Segregation In Public Schools
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    "If the colored children are denied the experience in school of associating with white children, who represent ninety percent of our nation society in which these colored children must live, then the colored child's curriculum is greatly being curtailed" (1). In the fifties and sixties the civil rights movement along with help of organization like the NAACP fought racial segregation, because blacks were not equal to their white brothers and sisters. African-Americans schools were usually undermi...
  • Vouchers For A Private School Education
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    Anna Huddleston English 1200,009 Christy Baker December 6, 2000 School Vouchers The American people have a decline of confidence in the educational institutions in America. This has lead to theories behind how to improve the public schools's itu ation. The most recent argument has been over school vouchers, which allow students to use a determined sum of taxpayers' money to help in the tuition costs of private schools. This use of public funds for private education should not be allowed because ...
  • Public And A Private High School
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    Education Vouchers One of the major issues in this years presidential election is that of education vouchers. If approved Prop. 38, the California ballot initiative, would provide families who decide to pull their children out of public schools with up to $4,000 (1) a year to aid with the cost of tuition for smaller, private schools. Several controversies surround this issue, however. For example, the voucher money comes from taxpayers, and if the vouchers are used to send a child to a denominat...
  • Students Public School Education
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    Brian Wagner English IV September 5, 2000 School Vouchers In todays society a new question of controversy has arisen. That question is the idea of school vouchers. Presidential candidate republican George Busch has decide that American students deserve the right to choose the school they attended allowing a better educational opportunity for those who would like them. Upon being elected republican George Busch hopes to put this in to effect. How would allowing school vouchers affect our nations ...
  • Students Performance In Public And Private Schools
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    Would you change your school? Would you go to a private school instead of a public school? Or to a public school instead of a private school? Private and public education is different in many ways such as their performance, enrollment, and the overall education taught but yet they have somewhat similar teachers. Students' performance in public and private schools differ a lot. Private schools often have better grades and test scores. It is proven that kids who go to a public school and attend a ...
  • Conflict Of Private Versus Public Schools
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    David Graham 11/9/94 Public vs. Private Schools Which is best for a child Every parent wants what is best for their child. Though parents do not have control over everything in their child's development, education is not one of them. A person's education is one of the most important factors in determining whether or not they will become a productive member of society. Because education is so important, what kind of education is best Whether or not a public or private school is best may be an iss...
  • Home School Students Uil Rights
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    Controversies in Education Public schooling has been the predominate form of education in the United States for many decades; however, recent statistics demonstrate a rise in the number of home schooling participants. On the other hand, the majority of these participants eventually return to public school systems once they reach the high school level. The reasons for this movement are based on the opportunities for socialization and academic competition provided by public schools. Public educati...
  • Difference In Public And Private Schools
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    Pierre Talley Geen 110-2210-4-04 Public / Private Parents these days try to find the best school for their child's needs. Some parents can't choose between public and public schools, because of their differences. Public and private schools have a lot of difference like cost, admissions, teachers, students, and special needs. Public schools don't have tuition as all people know. State, Federal, and local taxes fund public schools. So when you pay taxes, you are paying for child's education. Also ...
  • Differences Between Public And Private School Teachers
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    I have examined and compared public versus private education. Also, this collection of information should help you understand differences between public and private schools. Aspects of equality and achievement in private and public education will be dissected and evaluated. Observations I have evaluated and examined both public and private education institutional systems. Public Education Public schools are in crisis, and not because of any shortages of public funds (more money is spent on publi...
  • Religion In Public Schools
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    Religion in Public School sAre you religious? Do you have children? What kind of environment would you like your child in while he / she is in school? A century ago, most of America's public schools were religious schools. Over time the state has redesigned schools in order to make schools for all children and not alienate any students. The Supreme Court then accelerated the movement in 1962 when it declared that prayer in public schools was unconstitutional. Then one year later the court remove...
  • Shortage Of Financial Support For Public Schools
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    Some people argue that those who do not send their children to public schools should not have to fund these schools through taxes, since neither parents nor children benefit from these schools. They ignore the fact that everyone benefits from the strong economy that a well-educated populace generates. The argument that everyone should be forced to fund public schools is more compelling. The government realized that the survival of our economy depended on several key factors, with education being...
  • Classes At Public Schools
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    Private Schools vs. Public Schools Parents often wonder how to start off their children's education. Depending on ones religion or beliefs a private or public school is a choose most parents face. Of course, each school offers it's own pros and con's the choice is simple. Public schools offer the best well rounding of a student. While being enrolled in a public school, students are faced with real outside world problems, are with a different blend of students each year, and are also introduced t...
  • Dress Codes In Public Schools
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    During the 1980's, some schools began to impose "dress codes" in order to obtain a proper school environment. The "dress codes" stated that students should be dressed decently and clothing or hair fashions should not distract other students. I believe that "dress codes" should be imposed in order to eliminate problems in a public schools. Have you ever turned on the TV and heard about a kid who was beat up because someone wanted to steal his shoes or his jacket Well I remember a few times were I...
  • Students In Public Schools
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    Does a Student Have a Right to Choose to Fail In the Constitution of the Untied States of America, citizens are guranteed a natural right. Natural Rights are those rights that a person is born with. These rights include the right to breathe, the right to eat and the right to choose. When we choose something, we make a decision based on past experiences or weighing out certain options one might have to face when making a decision. Students, for example, choose to pass a class. The choice of atten...
  • Competition Between Public And Private Schools
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    Phi Delta Kappa is an international organization for professional educators. The organization's mission is to promote quality education, with particular emphasis on publicly supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. Each year Phi Delta Kappa conducts a Gallop Poll to see the publics view toward Public Schools. The poll tackles many different issues that are important in their own way, but the ones that interest me the, favoring or opposing ...
  • Center For Education Reform Charter Schools
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    The virtual charter school will greatly expand the range of educational options available to students and their families and the concept is attractive to parents who are not content with their local public schools, but who are not able to home-school their children. Baker is poised to take advantage of the growth of online charter schools and lack of a virtual charter school in Tucson devoted to at-risk students through effective management and marketing. Baker will be positioned as a premiere c...
  • Dress Codes In Public Schools
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    The clothing students choose to wear has become dangerous. Dress codes in public schools have been proposed and some have in forced it to protect students from situations of losing their lives over an expensive pair of sneakers. That is why all public schools should make dress codes mandatory. Dress codes also help parents who do not have enough money to buy their children expensive clothing. They give children some options in their uniforms and allow them some choices with the style of their ou...

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