Doubts about the No Child Left Behind Act ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Randall Norris July 21‚ 2014 The No Child Left Behind Act lacks effectiveness for reasons such as achievement is measured only by students’ performance on standardized tests‚ students fail to receive a well-rounded curriculum (teacher qualifications)‚ and lastly all students are held to the same achievement standard regardless of their ability level‚ socioeconomic status or native language
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A gatekeeper is a primary care provider who acts as an agent for patients. They coordinate medical care so that patient receives appropriate services and also provide referrals to specialists. Typically‚ primary care physicians include family practitioner‚ generalist physician and pediatrician. Ideally‚ gatekeepers are much like family doctors‚ they focus on the health of the person as a whole instead of a single organ. They help emphasize prevention care and establish appropriate health screening
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On January 8‚ 2002‚ President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). This law represents his education reform plan and contains changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since it was enacted in 1965. It is asking America’s schools to describe their success in terms of what each student accomplishes. The act contains the President’s four basic education reform principles: stronger accountability for results‚ especially in reading‚ increased flexibility
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the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ is federal legislation that was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010 by present Barak Obama. The act aims to reform national healthcare and give more people than before access to affordable healthcare. The overall goal of the act is to cover all persons regardless of their conditions or other factors. The passing of Obamacare has led to much conflict in the government and throughout the nation. In particular‚ recently the act has been the root of heated
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Although the No Child Left Behind Act brought significant enhancements to the American Educational system‚ some people were not satisfied with its implementation because of the disadvantages that came along with it. The first disadvantage is that the act did not establish good reforms for students requiring special education. Meaning that students with learning disabilities and/or IEP’s will not enjoy the benefits of the reform. The students with learning disabilities and IEP’s fall behind quickly
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Americans are either uninsured or do not have adequate coverage. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ commonly known as Obama Care‚ is part of a decade-long effort to reform the nation’s health care system and ensure that more Americans have adequate and affordable health care coverage (Salem Press Encyclopedia‚ 2013). This essay will briefly explain the elements of Obama Care‚ the pros and cons of the policy‚ and how the policy raises issues of federalism. President Barack Obama
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other high level executives‚ the imposition of very small fines and no prison time for devastating frauds‚ and a lack of independence of external auditors and the board of directors. With this in mind‚ I believe five advantages of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to be: 1. That it holds CEO’s accountable for internal controls so that they cannot claim that they did not know or understand what was happening in their company and place the responsibility for fraud on lower level staff (Section 302 and 404)
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United States‚ that all citizens should have some form of access to health care. But in reality‚ many people are unable to afford health insurance so they end up going without health care because that in itself is also expensive. Even when the Affordable Care Act was put into place‚ people were still facing the lack of coverage due to the high cost of insurance‚ absence of employment providing health insurance‚ and people not able to be eligible for public coverage. There are certain consequences when
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Tyeisha Molina Managed Care and Insurance Professor Conway October 21‚ 2012 Abstract There are many changes being made by the Affordable Care Act which will have an impact on Medicare. Affordable Care Act makes Medicare stronger as well as assists the elderly with taking responsibility of their health outcomes. The act will provide essential free assistances which include preventive services‚ yearly wellness appointments and a fifty percent price reduction towards prescription
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Pros and Cons of Managed Care in America 1) Public Sector: Federal and State Programs: * Medicare: A federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older‚ certain younger people with disabilities‚ and people with End-Stage Renal Disease. (www.medicare.gov) Medicare consists of different parts that help cover specific services: Medicare Parts A‚ B‚ C and D‚ which respectively covers hospital and medical insurance‚ Medicare Advantage Plans and prescription‚ drug coverage (in order)
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