In recent years‚ the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has made progress towards its ambitious vision of all students graduating from high school as “caring‚ competent and critical thinkers‚ fully-informed‚ engaged and contributing citizens . . . prepare[d] to succeed in college and career.” Since 2012‚ for example‚ the reading proficiency of high school students has nearly doubled from 19% to 38%. Yet OUSD continues to face significant challenges‚ and consistently trails the State of California
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Hello‚ and good morning! My name is Sarah White and I am running for student council secretary. Before I explain to you why I am the perfect person for this position‚ I’d like to describe to you the responsibilities and duties a secretary has. The class secretary keeps an accurate record of meetings‚ student activities‚ programs‚ and sessions. They prepare the agenda for each meeting and they record the minutes while we hold our parliamentary procedures. Not just anyone can be excellent secretary
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Mandatory Drug Testing of High School Athletes Brandon had always wanted to play football for his high school team. He had always been one of the slowest and smallest boys in his grade. While in 8th grade‚ he was introduced to performance enhancing drugs. He was sold on the fact that they would make him stronger‚ faster‚ and maybe give him a shot to make the high school football team. During his first year of taking the performance enhancing drug‚ Brandon had increased strength and self-pride
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I FINALLY WENT BACK TO SCHOOL August 29‚ 2011 I have finally decided to go back to school to get my degree in Early Childhood Education‚ so that I can be able to teach childhood education to infants and toddlers to purchase my own daycare center to teach them in‚ along with some special needs children section within my center. I would have never thought that at age 47 I would be returning to school. Yes it’s me going back to school. After being married for over 28 years‚ raising and sending
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From the day I started kindergarten up until the present‚ it has always been drilled in me the importance of having an education. My mother’s favorite line is‚ “It is your education or your life and it’s not the second one.” She emulated that belief in her intense involvement at all levels in the educational system. It has always been said that the greatest threat to our security is an uneducated society and we as a society should and must demand that of our leaders and of ourselves. As a family
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going to a reunion to going to work. People usually think of suits‚ tuxedos‚ or something a grown up would wear when “uniform” is said. Why are children expected to wear uniforms every day if grown-ups are the ones they usually see wearing them? Many students in the lower grades might not enjoy the uniform policy‚ but they also do not really care about it. However‚ the upper grades see it as a nuisance in their daily routines and despise the idea of doing it for so long. The truth behind the matter is
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DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL AMONG SCHOOL STUDENTS Dr.R.Sivakumar Assistant Professor of Education Annamalai University Abstract The aim of education has always been to prepare and enable the youth for life‚ to form in them those personal characteristics which are essential for life and whose formation makes part of life preparing. Moral education as universal phenomenon is accomplishing in particular ways and studied actions. As social institution‚ the school has always been interested
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2012 Reasons for Going Back to School There are several reasons for going back to school. I would like to further my education. Job layoffs is another reason for going back to school. I would also like to earn my degree in computer engineering. I would like to advance in my career skills. My objective would be to do different things. I would like to make a decent salary and have added job security. Being able to provide more for my family would be an added plus. I like searching for better job skills
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Christian Studies Slumdog Millionaire Film Review ‘Slumdog Millionaire’‚ directed by Danny Boyle‚ is the uplifting story of a young street boy who exceeds expectations and wins big on the TV game show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.’ Two key themes that the film highlights are Money and Justice‚ an example of these themes being used is that Mumbai is portrayed as a place of terrifying poverty and unforgettable brutality where both money and justice are a thing of scarcity‚ Justice in particular
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The Shoals High School Student Council is a organization that governs the Student Body. You as a Student have the right to vote‚ this is called the Class Elections for Class Officers‚ and happen yearly. In addition to this election is Petitions. These provide a way to participate in the Student Council but not in Student Class Officer Council Meetings. Participating in The Student Council provides a whole list of leadership opportunities and can even have an impact on your college or job application
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