There was a study completed by two school districts in Illinois. These districts‚ Waubonsie and Neuqua‚ for five years they collected data from their students taking standardized tests. Waubonsie reported that on average around 30% of students from the minorities met or exceeded standards in math and reading. On the other hand‚ around 75% of Caucasian and Asian students met or exceeded the same standards. Similarly‚ students at Neuqua followed the same trends. With this study and many others completed
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instead of school‚ since it was my last year in high school. My grades had always been good before my senior year. I was a straight A student and always doing the best I can in school. When the senior year came around‚ I realized that I could play basketball in college because many people had told me that I have the potential to play college and my coaches believe that too. So every day‚ I dedicated myself and put all my focus in basketball‚ so I can play college ball. My grades were slipping down pretty
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median earnings percentage of 80.4%‚ showing that the gender pay gap is narrowing‚ but will not close completely unless the American people fight to help close it and give women the money that they deserve for working. The big number of seventy-nine percent has decreased especially since the 1970s and will
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Taking out summer vacations? Remember the feeling of knowing that today is the last day of school? The last day before summer kicks in! Well‚ summer vacation might be over… forever! Year-round school‚ also known as YRS‚ is a thought being considered by many schools in the USA and Canada. But is it something that will actually enhance and expand students’ academic growth? According to many people‚ school and summer vacations should remain as is‚ “Having year round school would be very
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Note Taking Skill Every student is not able to remember every sentence and word that the teacher and lecturer say in the class‚ even though student has a great memory. Note taking skill is one of a great way of helping student to identify important information and important concepts delivered by teachers and lecturer in class. It is a good idea to have a record and remember of what student have covered inside the class. Therefore‚ it is very important for the student‚ especially for the university
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Wage Gap and Women’s Choices “Join the union‚ girls‚ and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work” (Susan B. Anthony). Remember when women were not given the opportunity to be equal to their male counterparts in the workplace? Unless you are older than the age of 57‚ then you probably wouldn’t have. The fight for equal pay for equal work began in 1960‚ when women started to join the workforce. In 1963‚ President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act‚ which aimed at abolishing the wage gap between
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Throughout the years men have been superior to women in labor and in gender. It’s no surprise that even to this day men are still at a higher level than women. It is a fact that women are paid less than men by a vast amount. During the American Revolution women were mostly at home serving as house maids while men did work labor and brought home the money. In the year 1970‚ white men were paid 100 percent of their earnings while white women got paid 58.7 percent‚ there is no denying the difference
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The achievement gap is catching up and challenging the low income‚ African American and latino population which is an undoubtedly complicated problem. What is the educational achievement gap? The educational achievement gap refers to the imbalance of the academic performance of a group of students‚ specifically these groups of students are defined by their race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ family’s economic and social position; that is based on income‚ education‚ and occupation. Subsequently‚ the educational
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and Gap Analysis One’s goals and aspirations are one of the many driving forces in our lives and careers. However‚ throughout one’s education and professional life‚ gaps in one’s skill-set in respect to their goals are going to be brought to one’s attention. This is partially due to the nature of education and self-improvement‚ but it also due to the nature of the ever-changing environment in which we all live. In order to be on the cutting edge of one’s career‚ one must be aware of where gaps lie
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hotel staff can greatly affect one’s impression of the hotel. The interactive impact also exists in the service process. The process involves in all the activities when the service is produced and delivered. For example‚ the receptionist of a hotel taking the information to check the
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