School Vouchers
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In 7 pages the author discusses the school vouchers, one of the current topics in education and public policy. While incorporating the pros and cons, the author supports the thesis that school vouchers are not a good idea. FREE outline included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PCschvou.doc

School Vouchers
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A 7 page paper discussing the issue of school vouchers, particularly the lack of empirical evidence that voucher systems truly have any beneficial effect on educational outcomes. The paper also discusses the positions of George W. Bush and Al Gore. Though their benefits may not be empirically verifiable, the fact remains that vouchers and other alternatives have the support of families using them. Parental involvement is an ongoing problem for many urban schools, and it may be that vouchers' primary benefit could be that of enabling involved parents to take an increased role in their children's education. It is reasonable for the mainstream public school system to be opposed to school choice, but it is also reasonable to expect some alternatives to have highly positive results. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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School Vouchers
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A 9 page argument in support of school voucher system. Evidence of excellence and voluntary voucher funding does not support arguments against based on lack of education to certain segments of society. Writer focuses on Florida and southern arguments in support of voucher program where programs are already in place. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Schvou.wps

School Vouchers And Achievement
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An 8 page paper. The debate regarding the benefits of school vouchers has raged for more than two decades. This paper looks at the research investigating academic achievement of students receiving school vouchers and attending private schools as compared to their public school peers. Results are conflicting with one study concluding vouchers students make significant gains and other studies saying there is no difference. The latter part of the paper reports a hypothetical study that investigates whether or not voucher students perform better on the Ohio Proficiency Test. Abstract included. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PGohiovch.rtf

School Vouchers: What If?
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A 13 page paper discussing the issue of school vouchers and containing all the information of the 7 page paper of similar name. This much longer version includes a section speculating on the organization that would evolve in a fully-functional voucher-oriented school. Additional issues addressed in this version are: (1) how a true voucher system would affect the teacher/administrator relationship; (2) how teachers' and administrators' roles in the urban community might change; and (3) how teachers' and administrators' roles in the larger school system would change. Points discussed include accountability for both student achievement and financial resource use. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Schools / Urban vs. Suburban
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A 3 page argument in which the writer posits that the reason many people are not satisfied with urban schools is evidently resulting from the reasons that people are not satisfied with urban areas in general. As Americans have shifted so abruptly to the suburbs, the nation's cities have been left to fall apart and so has everything in them- including their schools. And when education is poor, the remaining affluent pack up and leave the city as well; creating a cycle of cause and effect. Now that there is so little left in inner-cities, urban schools are not able to offer the attractive services that suburban schools are. Statistics and case examples are analyzed to support points made. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Urbanvsu.wps

Schools and Risk Management
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This 12 page paper considers the issue of Risk Management in the educational setting. Specifically, this paper considers the history and development of risk management and the recent acts of violence and destruction that have resulted in a resurgence of risk management issues. This paper relates the elements of tort law and even OSHA designations in order to shape a total view of the administrative process and risk management in schools.
Filename: MHedrisk.wps

Schools: Instruments Of The Dominance Groups That Control The State
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6 pages in length. Schools, as institutions of the state, are therefore instruments of the dominance groups that control the state. For all the current talk about tolerance and multicultural awareness by educators, schools actually reinforce the norms and expectation of the group that controls them, which, in the case of the United States, is the white middle/upper class. In other words, schools are not neutral with respect to their definitions of such terms as "proper behavior" or "academic achievement." The groups that control the schools control these definitions; thus, children in schools are presented with a dilemma: adopt the norms and behaviors of the dominance group in order to "succeed" at school or be classified as failures. This dilemma is the source of the disappointing and disturbing overall performance of children of color in public schools, especially in urban schools. The extent to which Latino students, for example, are educationally paralyzed due to the dominance group impact has been noted more and more by educators who are taking a stand against academic segregation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCSchlD.rtf

Separation of Church and State.
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(5 pp) It is essential that it be understood that separation of church and state, also in the First Amendment, is a means of protecting religious liberty by assuring that the government does not improperly support one religion over another or all religions over no religions. Separation church and state is not a technical concept, then, but one that goes deeply to the safeguarding of liberty in this country. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBsepchS.doc

Sex Education in the Public Schools
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A 5 page discussion of the necessity of sex education in the school system. Contends that due to the complexity of modern society, sexual promiscuity is a fact of life for many children and must be addressed. Concludes that since the traditional mechanisms are not longer in place to educate our children regarding the intricacies of sex this role falls to the school system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPsexEd.wps

Should Kids With AIDS Be Allowed To Attend Public Schools?
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6 pages in length. In 1985, people in parts of the country were approaching hysteria at the thought of children with AIDS attending the same public schools with their own children. Today, we know better than to think that the disease can spread through casual contact. Many school systems have put into place AIDS awareness and prevention programs to which the AIDS-infected student can be a valuable asset, and the affected children themselves need the security and acceptance of routine and friendship. The paper concludes that kids with AIDS certainly should be allowed in the public schools, that their presence can benefit all. Bibliography lists 17 sources. AIDS-kid.RTF
Filename: AIDS-kid.RTF

Should Schools Include More Religion In The Curriculum?
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5 pages in length. Teaching religion to schoolchildren provides them with the opportunity to broaden their otherwise restricted perception of the world. It has become a method of incorporating their own faith with those of other belief systems, a concept that is being utilized as a means by which to demonstrate the similarities between and among global faiths. Furthermore, learning about such controversial issues as creationism alongside the theory of evolution allows students to impart their own reasoning and decide which explanation better suits their personal beliefs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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