Changes in Education Funding
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A 3 page paper reviewing changes in public education spending in the US between 1919 and 2001. Per-student spending in adjusted dollars (to 2001) has increased nearly 16 times over the 1919-20 amount and by a third in the modern era of technology; it would seem that we could expect more impressive results in outcome than we currently enjoy. Many other factors enter into spending today, however, including educating a greater percentage of America's school-age children than in the past and providing bilingual and special education to children who were excluded from public education in decades past. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Changes in Education/Schools from 1960s to Present Day
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A 4 page paper which examines some of the changes in schools, or the education system, from the 1960s to the present day. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Character Education in the Public Schools
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A 13 page paper discussing the “dangerous” ground of including moral education in the public schools. Among those schools that have been most successful in achieving impressive academic gains has emerged a paradox: academic excellence does not emerge in an atmosphere void of personal responsibility and dedication to the work at hand. Nor does it thrive in the environment in which there is no cooperative effort or attention to helping peers. It seems that we had to abandon values in order to realize their relative worth. As public schools are called to accountability for results as never before, there is also much more attention to character education. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KSeduChar.rtf

Characteristics Of Effective Schools
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This 12 page paper discusses the characteristics and standards that are found in effective schools. Following an introduction, the writer begins by commenting on the importance of an effective principal and then explains and discusses the standards of effectiveness as promoted by the Association for Effective Schools. These are the characteristics of an effective, high-performing school. The essay concludes with a discussion of how one school adopted these characteristics. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Charter Schools
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A 6 page research paper which explains how charter schools are essentially a hybrid creation which combines some of the most highly prized features of private schools with what is still formerly classified as a public institution . The writer looks at a company running several charter schools, The Edison Project, and also covers the main arguments opposing charter schools. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Child-Centered vs. Discipline-Centered Curricula
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This 5 page paper provides a comparison of the central points of child-centered and discipline-centered curricula. This paper provides an overview of the perceived benefits of both types of curriculum design and then concentrates most specifically on recent reforms based in child-centered educational approaches. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Christian Education in a Democracy
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A 2 page paper discussing the book “Christian Education in a Democracy” by Frank E. Gaebelein. In a country where Christian thought, in relationship to education, is growing every day, this book provides some very interesting views that illustrate some truths and difficulties that are often overlooked. The Christian schools across the country are receiving a great amount of attention and most of this attention is negative. Gaebelein gives the reader some very interesting viewpoints that help the reader to better understand the current conditions. No additional sources cited.
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Class Size And Student Achievement
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This 32 page paper investigations the relationship between class size and student achievement. The introduction provides an overview of the information available. Part 1 provides an historical overview of the research on class size dating back to 1909. Those early studies did not find any positive correlation but they were riddled with problems that were overcome with better research designs and the introduction of standardized tests. Part 2 offers a literature review of more recent studies that have focused on the relationship between class size and student achievement. Despite clean, empirical studies over the last two decades, the controversy regarding large versus small class size and student achievement still exists. The writer explains why. The discussion and conclusion section ties the research together to make a generalized conclusion that the students who benefit the most from small class sizes in the primary grades are minority inner city students. Data are included. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
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