Essays and Research Papers on Education Politics

This 5 page paper takes a look at this famous economist's ideas on education in the United States. Privatization is discussed as an alternative to the current public educational realm. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 11 page research paper in which the writer provides an overview of the current perspectives on early childhood that can be derived from understanding labor and educational reforms in the U.K. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the problem of education in impoverished neighborhoods. Solutions are explored. The focus is on the United States but other parts of the world are noted. The high drop out rate is a focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which compares Pickett County, Tennessee to the state of Tennessee concerning the education report cards. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page research/ analysis, which briefly compares the fiscal expenditures for the Newton County School System, located in Covington, Georgia, first to the expenditures for the rest of the State of Georgia and then to those of the nation as a whole. The writer/tutor then draws conclusions based on the findings presented. Bibliography lists ...

This 3 page paper examines modern education. Plato and Aristotle's ideas are compared, but the focus is on Plato's thinking in terms of finding the truth and how education is implemented today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. The Florida school system has reaped significant benefits from financial support provided by the state lottery. With more than eight hundred and seven million dollars put toward the Sunshine State's educational community as of 1999 (Anonymous lottdist.html), the Florida lottery has well kept to its promise of supporting the state's ...

A 4 page paper which examines education and the arts in the film Finding Forrester. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

and guidance for students in Further Education (FE) has become increasingly important. This 10 page paper considers the development of these policies in the UK and how they are supplied for students in FE. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the essay "The Achievement of Desire" by Richard Rodriguez, using the work "The Loss of the Creature" by Walker Percy, as it relates to the loss of sovereignty in education. No additional sources cited.

9 pages analysis and discussion of East Windsor, New Jersey's Board of Education, community involvement etc; Items discussed could be applied to any town in suburban U.S.A. Several sources listed in bibliography.

5 pages in length. There currently exists a crisis in American public education. According to Education: Opposing Viewpoints, the most important reason for this crisis is the situation that exists in American public schools today. Such factors as poorly prepared teachers, low curricula, and multiple inequities including those that are racial and financial all combine to make public ...

A 2 page paper discussing the book “Christian Education in a Democracy” by Frank E. Gaebelein. In a country where Christian thought, in relationship to education, is growing every day, this book provides some very interesting views that illustrate some truths and difficulties that are often overlooked. The Christian schools across the country are receiving a great amount of ...

This 3 page paper argues that privatization is the answer to America's educational problems. No bibliography.

A 15 page research paper that consists of three 5-page subsections. The first section has to do Carter G. Woodson's 1933 text on African American education, The Mis-Education of the Negro. The second section addresses the failed educational reforms that were implemented in Rochester, New York, in the 1980s and early 1990s. The final ...

A 5 page paper illustrating why workers in early childhood education in the UK need to be informed of political and policy matters related to child abuse and neglect. The UK has no national law requiring professionals to report any suspected child abuse. It has implemented seemingly every other approach to reducing the ...

A 3 page paper that provides a synopsis of Chapter 1 of this book. The chapter introduces the reader to the definition, how things have changed, policy-making at the school district level and how school leaders can influence state policies. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 10 page paper discussing Washington state's approach to budgeting education. Washington is one of 22 states that operate on budgets established in two-year cycles. Washington's biennial budget cycles begin each odd-numbered year, though there are legislative provisions for alterations on an annual basis. This system ensures that the state takes a broad perspective but also ...

10 pages in length. There is a battle being waged by parents and educators alike that says a public school education sorely lacks when compared with that of private schooling. Whether the issue is safety, academic integrity or a number of other concerns, critics of the public school system contend that it has ...

A 6 page paper which examines tips for elementary school teachers regarding diversity and the condition of diversity in students. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper compares and contrasts case law as it pertains to free speech rights and board decisions. Three cases-- Pickering v. Board of Education, School District of Abington Township v. Schempp and Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District—are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page paper that addresses the topic of single-sex schools as they relate to educational reform. This paper argues that single-sex schools and gender segregated programs are not an effective way of approaching the reform process for many school districts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing principals' dilemmas in ensuring adequate student achievement. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) places great emphasis on testing and test scores, which is reasonable in some respects (provides a quantitative measure) and less than reasonable in others (assumes a level playing field). Increasingly, principals are being caught in the ...

8 pages in length. The effect of twenty-five year retirement upon public education is wide and varied, both from a monetary point of view as well as from an academic one. Educators and administrators who have endured a quarter century within the educational system reside at both ends of the scale, in that ...

This 4-page paper focuses on the disparities between urban and suburban school districts. The focus of the discussion is on unequal funding, as well as a gap in resources. Bibliography lists 5 sources.