Do you agree with school vouchers? A school voucher is a credit that is given to parents that want to move their child from a public school to a private school that they chose. The voucher programs usually involve moving taxpayers’ money from public schools to private schools. Voucher programs harm public school systems‚ fail to support disabled and special needs children‚ and do not improve students’ academic performance. The government shouldn’t give vouchers for private school tuition. Voucher
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Whenever someone goes to a high school football game‚ it is hard to ignore all of the posters and sponsors from certain corporations hung all around the stadium. In today’s generation‚ an abundance of schools focuses on advertisements and corporate deals for their extracurricular activities. There are banners‚ logos‚ posters‚ etc. posted all over the walls of corporate sponsored schools. Some schools have even gone as far as allowing certain corporations to sponsor cafeterias‚ clothing‚ and food
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classroom. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade take a lot of test‚ but does this necessarily mean it is a positive effect on students? There are two sides to this‚ there are pros and of course there are cons to a standardized test. Everyone has their view on standardized testing‚ which one are you? Pros The first pro according to a University of Arkansas is that students don’t feel like testing is too stressful (Standardized Test- procon‚ 2017). The department of education states that testing
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Charter Schools According to the California Department of Education Charter Schools are schools that are created or organized by groups of teachers‚ parents‚ community leaders or organizations. These schools supply instruction from grades K-12. Once the group decides to create a Charter school they need to present their proposal to a local school district governing board to be approved. The proposals all have to include guidelines‚ objectives‚ and specific goals. If approved they are given a specific
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Pros and Cons of Recess “Recess is unique form‚ and a complement to‚ physical education—not a substitute for it‚” according to the American Academy of Pediatrics(Council on School Health et al.) Recess isn’t something that can be replaced like it’s not important. Recess is a special break that elementary to high school students should have because it serves as physical education and exercise that students can find enjoyment out of and do better in school. The middle and high school students need
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Driving to school has been tough because most kids at my school dont know how to properly drive within the lines and park straight‚ so dodging a bunch of reckless rednecks in trucks and preppy girls in smart cars is a struggle. It’s not getting to school that’s the problem for me it’s the leaving at the end of the day with the other 1‚700 kids that drive. Our school population is about 2‚400 something and the more kids that decided to try for a parking permit is only making traffic worse. One evening
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Pro and Cons of Teacher Carrying Weapons in Public School There are teacher who would give their lives to protect their students so why not let them carry guns. There are 28 states that allow teachers to carry gun on campuses if they have a private conceals weapon license. There are open records laws in these states that don’t require the teacher and staff to tell the principals‚ other teachers or parents that they are carrying weapons. How safe is that? After the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
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When you think about school lunch you think safe healthy food right? Well turns out school lunch is not what it school lunches is not actually not healthy and the food served actually served has has had health violations along with dirty kitchens‚ the food is tasteless ‚we need to have open-campus. First the school lunch is not healthy as many people think nor safe. The food has passed the minimum government’s standards but it has also been called into question. Example according to the Food
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driven to an unfamiliar school many kilometers away? What would it be like to live in a strange dorm where you cannot speak your language or follow your religion? Why would these peculiar people drag you here and abuse you? 150‚000 Indigenous people have experienced that torture and shame‚ which has then continued into many other issues for many of those people; such as depression‚ alcoholism‚ drug addiction‚ lower socioeconomic status on average‚ and suicide. Residential schools powerfully damaged Aboriginal
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biggest debates in the world ever known for today is the restriction on gun control and weather or not government and Obama should take away gun control or leave it alone. Just since 2013‚ there have been over 143 school shootings in the United States. Just in 2015‚ there has been over 45 school shootings in the United States. In some states‚ new laws have been added stating that if you’re going to buy a gun‚ you will need a background check. They do this for the safety of other people but not only that;
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