suburban schools. They focus on a town called Shelbyville‚ IN to show us about students who dropout and why it happens. They also talk about how America is very oblivious to the dropout rates because many schools cover up the actual dropout rate using the GED trick. They talk about how at this high school in Shelbyville they had what they call “push-out” students rather than dropout students‚ as they do in many other schools. They say how the school used to have the tendency to focus more on the needs of
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at best. :) Since the Internet allows anyone to publish‚ finding high quality information is sometimes difficult. The internet also can be a huge distraction‚ like many other things‚ that distracts us from serious inquiry. You can now study for a GED or get a degree online... immensely positive things. People in rural areas can now access much‚ much more information and have MANY more educational possibilities than they did before. ...but as this happens‚ does the average quality of such online
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Advantages of Attending a Community College Choosing a community college over a four-year institution has several advantages. You’ll save money by paying less per credit hour than you would at a four-year school while taking time to explore your options. For example‚ the average cost per credit hour for in-district students attending Pulaski Technical College is $72 compared to about $154 per credit hour at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). Most community colleges are generally
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recreation center that would have activities‚ gym equipment‚ and studio equipment that would occupy the time of youth and put their energy to good use. The rec. center could also offer education opportunities as well‚ such as tutors‚ online courses‚ GED classes‚ job placement‚ college/university enrollment‚ and much more. Youth don’t only need help in their social life but we need help with our education endeavors as well. If this could come true‚ I would be the first to donate ALL of my spare time
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Siegel’s research‚ "Nationally‚ among the 1‚406 public facilities surveyed‚ 1‚215 (86.4%) offered secondary education‚ while among 415 private facilities surveyed‚ only 184 (44.3%) did so" (10). This survey is based on the GED program. It shows that private prisons do not offer the GED as much as the public prisons. To be able to satisfy the high importance needs of the inmate‚ education should be a
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there time. • They can now get a job doing what they were doing in the service. • By serving people would probably have a greater sense that they are part of the country. Having served you feel more that it is your country. You need at least a GED or preferably a high school diploma. • Our current army is a roughly around 2.3 million if you add a draft the size will increase and that will help serve the national interest of security . • The Constitution says "provide for the common
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general‚ teen mothers have much lower levels of educational attainment than other women‚ which severely limit their career options and sharply increase their likelihood of economic dependency. Only 70% of teen mothers complete high school or earn a GED‚ and far fewer Risk Factors. Although it is not inevitable‚ some life circumstances place girls at higher risk of becoming teen mothers. These include poverty‚ poor school performance‚ growing up in a single parent household‚ having a mother who
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Are woman “physically capable” to be firefighters? Women are physically capable of doing anything they set their minds to. Men and women can do the same job. Sex should not decide on if someone is capable of doing the task at hand. In my opinion‚ women are capable of becoming a firefighter. It depends on experience‚ education‚ and stamina of any sex to be a firefighter. In my experience working with a woman‚ they can work as hard if not harder than men in the same field. All you need is experience
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communities‚ use http://www.census.gov and compare the city in which your community belongs with the national statistics in Ohio Chesterland. • Opportunities/programs in Ohio Chesterland: 1. educational offerings( in-services‚ continuing education‚ GED‚ etc) 2. educational mandates( yearly in-services‚ continuing education‚ English learners‚ etc. 3. special education programs‚ ( learning disabled‚ emotionally disabled‚ physically disabled and gifted.) 4. library or computer/Internet resources and
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My Community College Philosophy To believe in the strength and value of community colleges is to recognize that the community school is as vital and remains purposely driven today‚ as when they began more than one hundred years ago- before self-driving cars‚ smartboards‚ on-line courses‚ etc. These community based institutions fundamentally serve as a foundation and core to the planning and building of one’s unlimited educational possibilities. Therefore‚ when a community college student
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