Essays and Research Papers on Education Politics

A 5 page paper which examines how ADD/ADHD children were, or were not, covered with IDEA ’97 and if and how IDEA ’97 affected speech language pathologists. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines some of the specifications for accreditation standards for quality systems regarding SACS. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which examines some of the standards for teachers in the No Child Left Behind Act. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page reaction paper on the article “National Progress Being Made in Serving Students with Limited English Proficiency Department's Title III Biennial Evaluation Report Details Progress.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 3 page paper which examines implications for improving the conditions of teaching in order to enhance student learning as it involves the issue of organization. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. Robert W. Howard's article entitled "The Shrinking of Social Studies: As Standards-Based Reform Gains Ground, Social Studies is Getting Squeezed" takes a bold stand on a fast growing concern: Will this critical foundation of education ever regain its much-valued status amidst the changing climate of academia? Clearly, standards-based teaching ...

A 3 page research paper that discusses a specific scenario involving a negligent teacher and then how the principal should deal with this. This discussion is 2 pages in length. The final page offers 2 more hypothetical problem scenarios. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper examines the data on the attainment of students between the years 1992 and 2005 in order to assess the influence of the No Child Left behind policy. The paper presents a data analysis, summary, conclusion and recommendation. The paper is based on official statistics provided by the student. The bibliography ...

This 4 page paper examines various philosophical models of education. A personal philosophy and ethics model is derived. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page research paper that addresses the issue of organizational conflict, with a focus on schools and school principals. This investigation focuses primarily on the factor of the leader's role in organizational conflict resolution in order to determine how principal's can best adapt to the challenges and expectations of the twenty-first century. Bibliography lists ...

A 3 page discussion and summary of James Comer’s book Maggie’s American Dream. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

This 3 page paper examines school violence. A case that is 50 years old is referenced along with other facts. The idea that schools should not be staffed with police officers is supported. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page research paper that consists of 3 short papers. The first is on site management and school autonomy (1 page); the second is on multicultural education (1 page), and the finally topic pertains to competencie3s needed in the principal's leadership role (2 pages). Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper that examines specific issues and topics as they pertain to the tasks and leadership style of a school principal. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page research paper that consists of 3 small papers on staff development issues, which are the effectiveness of the inquiry model of staff development (1 page); discrepancies between principal's stated beliefs about novice teachers and their own behavior (1 page) and discussion of four propositions on the principal's role toward novice teachers (2 ...

An 11 page paper. The first section of this paper presents a history of teacher preparation in the United States. The focus then changes to the issue of teacher preparation and teacher quality. The writer reports a number of studies and position documents that discuss the link between these two aspects of education. The ...

A 3 page research paper that addresses three issues in school funding: (1) Inequalities in funding affect education quality; (2) Alternatives to reliance on local property tax for funding and (3) Challenges in improving school finance formulae. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page research paper that consists of a 1 page essay on the topic of the principal's responsibility for curriculum design and implementation issues and then 2 pages that answer questions pertaining to a case study having to do with mandatory drug testing as a requirement for athletic participation. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page that summarizes 2 articles on school finance. Currently, as policymakers, legislators, and other stakeholders search for the means to meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act and achieve educational reform, a principal question that recurs is how public education should be funded. This examination of this question summarizes two ...

A 3 page paper which examines the conditions of immersion as it pertains to education and language acquisition principles. The paper summarizes/analyzes the article Dual-language immersion by Jennifer Esposito. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page comparison of the legal definition of "weapon" in Maryland to the common definitions employed in school policies. The author observes that while serious retributions are appropriate for students carrying actual weapons with the intent of harm, applying these definitions to items like nail clippers is ludicrous! Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that single-sex schools should not be banned. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines whether or not No child Left Behind Act and Partnership for Reading are effective in the subject of reading/literacy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that first looks at education as an investment in human capital and then offers a hypothetical newspaper editorial arguing in favor a new tax to raise revenue for schools. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper discuses curriculum-based standards and uses Science Content standards for Grade 5 Science from California as an example. The writer comments on the impact of these standards and if the descriptions on the Web site are adequate. Bibliography lists 4 sources.