Benefits of School Uniforms
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A 5 page paper which discusses the many benefits of school uniforms in our public schools. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAschunif.wps

BGSchool Policy
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In 6 pages, the author discusses the topic of development of school policy on family/community involvement and support relationships that would be appropriate for a primary school. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PCspps.doc

Block Scheduling Versus Traditional Scheduling
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This 5 page paper begins with introductory comments regarding scheduling. Traditional scheduling has been criticized for many years. In fact, in 1984, Goodlad advised scheduling be changed to allow more time in each class. The essay then explains what block scheduling is, including three models. The writer then discusses the advantages and the disadvantages of block scheduling. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGblksc.rtf

Bottom Up Or Top Down – Phonics Or Whole Language
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A 9 page paper. For more than three decades, a battle has raged over the most effective approach to reading instruction. Is phonics or whole language better when teaching reading? This paper discusses the controversy from each of the perspectives, explaining each along with their respective advantages or benefits. The writer suggests a balanced approach may be the answer to end the controversy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGrdphw.rtf

Brimley Et Al's "Financing Education In A Climate Of Change"
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6 pages in length. Financing Education in a Climate of Change by J. Vern Brimley and Rulon R. Garfield strives to illustrate the inextricable components of economic funding and educational opportunity as they exist in contemporary society. That a solid education is becoming more and more difficult to secure with today's ever-escalating costs is a point upon which the authors focus with the intention of drawing attention to just how serious the issue has become for those who want to further their academic standing but are stifled due to financial deficits. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCBurrup.rtf

California’s Proposition 187
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This 10 page report discusses the California initiative approved by voters in 1994 that prohibited illegal immigrant children from public schools, to prohibit public health and welfare services for illegal immigrants, and impose other sanctions (including prenatal care for pregnant women and immunizations for children) throughout the state. In November of 1995, a Los Angeles federal judge issued an oral injunction that struck down as unconstitutional key portions of Proposition 187. Among the sections disallowed was the one that would bar illegal-alien children from attending elementary and secondary public schools. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWpro187.wps

Career Assessment in Education
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This 8 page report discusses issues associated with career assessment in the educational system. For decades, American high school students faced a variety of career “assessments” which would supposedly indicate what professions they were uniquely suited for and where they were most likely to find career satisfaction. The problem with such tests were that they were far too generalized and offered little real guidance. For the past thirty years, the question of what is meaningful and useful assessment has continually been asked. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWcarer2.rtf

CAREER COUNSELING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
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This 8 page paper outlines the critical need for moral and ethical career counselors in the high school. It offers case studies, sample research cases and offers solutions and ways for the career development specialist to implement new technology and methods in their schools. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Mbcrerdv.rtf