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- Hickenlooper Threatens Deeper Cuts to Colorado Public EducationMedicaid services, property tax breaks for senior citizens and public education all up for discussion in the state's next big budget clash.
- The End of Public Education in AmericaEvery child in this country deserves a right to basic education. From their ranks will come the next contingent of innovators, producers, artists, and healers. We need to give every one of them an equal opportunity to excel.
- Making the Jump from Private to Public EducationThe depressed economic situation in the world has been pivotal in many parents making the decision to move their children and make the jump from private to public education.
- Dynamic, Apolitical Suggestions for Education ReformA brief overview of simple, dynamic, apolitical suggestions to reform public education from elementary grades to high school graduation.
- Why Can't America's Educators Learn?Maybe it's not the just students that aren't learning enough to compete in the 21st century; it might be the educators too!
- What is Right About Public EducationThis is an article that explains what is good about public education. Public education is under constant scrutiny, but many things are right about public education.
Why Rick Scott Attacks Public EducationRick Scott claims he is only trying to balance Florida's budget. What he really wants is to replace Florida's public education system with private charter schools.
American Education: We Need Higher StandardsOur schools turn out financially, economically, politically, and socially illiterate citizens. This stuff doesn't happen by accident. The last thing any fascist wants is an educated workforce. We must require more from our kids and from public education.- Is Public Education Making Us Stupid?How does compulsory schooling and state control effect the quality of American education? In his book Dumbing Us Down, John Gatto says it's time to tear down the system.
California Public Education: A State of EmergencyCalifornia educators, families, unions, clergy, and community members have been protesting in rallies across the state to demand that lawmakers make public education a priority in the state's budget.- Public Schools: Should Parents Patiently Wait for the Minister?Public education is South Africa is a failure. The minister of education, has announced plans to fix public education. Should parents patiently wait for the minister to fix public education, or should they consider other alternatives?
- Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE)Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), referring to the inherent right of disabled children to receive a satisfactory and relevant education...
- The Impact of Educational Entrepreneurship on Traditional Public EducationWhat if there were total free markets in education in the United States, and traditional public education systems as we know them today did not exist?
- American Education: Striving to CompeteThe United States continues to struggle globally when education results are compared.
Public Education Once Labeled Socialism like Obama's Health Care ProgramPeople opposed President Harrison's public education program, saying it was socialist, just as folks oppose Obama's health care program. The Pledge of Allegiance, a major patriotic symbol, was written to support public education.- The Beginning Public Education in the United StatesEducation is an important part of life that everyone has been part of at one time or another. This article will discuss the beginning of public education in the United States.
- A Business Minded Approach to EducationThe article describes the difficulties Cathie Black may face in her new leadership position within the NYC public education system.
- Funding for Public Education in AmericaPublic education an important factors to the standard of living in the United States and proper funding helps to ensure that highest standards are met. It is crucial for voters to break the apathetic view and support the funding of public schools.
Public Education News -- U.S. Students Still Behind; Oprah Exposes Poor Public Ed; Maryland Approves Environmental CurriculumU.S. Public Education is under fire from Hollywood to the National Center for Education Statistics. What is our school curriculum missing?- Are Politicians and Lobbyists Destroying the Public Education System?Discussion of how politics influences education decisions today and what we, as voters, need to do to protect public education and provide improvements to the system.
The Rising Cost and Failing Benefits of a Free Public Education: One Parent's Opinions and Observations on the State of Public School TodayBack to school used to be carefree time for parents and students, but today it is a struggle to make ends meet and get something from the school system that they are having more and more trouble providing.
No Child Left Behind?The controversies of the No Child Left Behind act that the Bush administration imposed on the educational system.- High School Dropout Rate and Public Education IssuesMore and more young people are dropping out of high school at an enormous rate. Some for personal reasons and some for the lack of educational opportunities available to them.
- Development of Free Public Education in Mississippi Between 1868 and 1919How education developed in a state that was resistant to change.
Public Education School Reform Ideas: Can the World's Best Teachers Reform Education and Public Schools?If you placed the world's best teachers who have proven teaching abilities and innovative teaching strategies in a public school in our current public education system, what would happen? Let's review a real case shared in a letter to the President.- Who Can Afford Public Education in America?Changes in economy, the role of educators, and family dynamics are a part of a vicious cycle affecting the quality of public education.
March Forth: California Public Education Walkout 2010UC, CSU, and all California public education joined together to partake in a statewide walkout on March 4, 2010. Also known as "March Forth," the walkout was in protest of higher tuition, and faculty cuts and furloughs.- Public Education: Right or Requirement?Educational choices in the U.S. used to be made for children mainly by their own parents...but that seems to be changing.
- American Public EducationLooking back at interviews with teachers, parents, and students, as well as my own personal experience, we can see how FUBAR American Public Education really is.
- Parallels Between Health Care and EducationAre we going to wait two centuries with health care like we did with public education?
- How the Public Education System is Failing Its Art StudentsAs the field of art and graphic design sky-rockets, high school art programs fail to deliver an art education that students need to succeed.
- Getting an Online Degree in Public EducationWhy you should consider an online degree in public education, and what you should expect before you enroll!
- Online Education Needed for a Career in Public EducationThis article presents information about various options from receiving online teaching degrees for public education.
- Public Education is Not EducationAn op-ed on why college students must take remedial coursework as well as expect the staff to do the research for classes and other routine items that they should be able to do for themselves.
- Is Homeschooling Better Than Formal Education?Homeschooling, while rising in popularity among parents, does not benefit students over traditional classroom experience. This article discusses the ramification of both educational methods, in light of what is best for the student.
- Public Education and Its Human Rights ViolationsThis article discusses the human rights issue of providing public education to handicapped children.
- Creativity and Public EducationThe model we are currently using for the public school system in America denies the uniqueness of each individual, and may actually be harming the creative intelligence potential of more than 3/4 of the children who attend.
- The Commercialization of Public EducationAre our students for sale? Are our schools for sale? Much to my dismay, I am beginning to believe the answer to both of these questions is an undeniable yes.
- When Equity Became a Priority and Role for U.S. Public SchoolsThis research investigates the role of schooling in American society, and demonstrates the dynamic ramifications of education's application of the ideals of democracy and citizenship and equal opportunity into educational policy and practice.
- Education and IdentityVarious scholars examining the context of education have noted that the process is one that is supposed to provide the learner with the critical thinking skills necessary for growth and development beyond the walls of the classroom.
