Project Charter Essay

For decades Diane Ravitch was a tremendous supporter and proponent of school reform, advocating for government and privatized educational reforms such as America 2000, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), accountability, and charter schools. The ideas of reconstructing and reorganizing the public school system seemed like it was too good to be true; and Ravitch realized that this vision was in fact just that. Through Ravitch’s experiences, she has been exposed to the truth of the reforms that took…

News Story Analysis: Peter O’Connor: Public education is a treasure we must protect it. Education is a site of competing and contested ideas. Numerous educational reforms are being proposed or currently underway. In this news story analysis I will be unpacking and critically examining an article writtin by Peter O’Connor in regards that Public education is a treasure we must protect. The perspective I have chosen to also examine the issue is the Progressive Tradition. In this news story…

A study by Pat António Goldsmith found that eighth-grade black and Latino students are more likely than similar white students to have “high occupational expectations, educational aspirations, and concrete attitudes” (2004). This research also suggests that black and Latinos in segregated schools have great optimism about their future education, and have more positive attitudes about class and teachers, especially if the teachers are of minority background. Goldsmith notes that this results can…

Charter schools’ rise in popularity in the New Orleans’ school district came after Hurricane Katrina’s destruction in 2005. Hope for charter schools stemmed from the failed public education system beforehand. Hurricane Katrina offered a complete fresh slate for educators and students alike, at least so they thought. With inside lenses from Sarah Carr’s Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America 's Children, she reveals what was underneath these data-driven…

I never really knew much about what a charter school is. I went to all public schools throughout my primary and secondary education. I have never been placed in a charter school for field experience either. After some research and watching the video, I obtained some background information on charter schools. I now know they are independent schools that are usually established by teacher or parents. Charter schools began for parents to become more involved in their child’s…

My Sociological Biography Place of Birth To begin, both of my parents were born and raised in the Dominican Republic, living about 30 minutes away from each other, yet they met in the neighboring island of Puerto Rico. Even though I consider myself Dominican, since both of my families are so, I was born in Puerto Rico. More specifically, I was born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, on Monday, April 14, 1997 at 9am in the Auxilio Mutuo Hospital. I consider myself to have a dual identity because of this,…

The recent presidential election wreaked havoc among the American people. The election of Donald Trump brought many changes to the American government and society. One of these changes was the election of Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education. Elizabeth Warren, senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, believes that DeVos is both unqualified and dangerous to be responsible for the country’s education policy and student loan program. Education affects many people in the United States.…

“I really like the community at Casco Bay High school”. That's what Noah said to me after my first question about the community at CBHS. Noah is an average senior at CBHS. He said he was looking for the small school because he was a little isolated. He thought Casco Bay High School would fit his needs for a school. Noah's first day at CBHS was “really nerve racking” he said. Being a isolated kid as he is he was scared of the upper class men. The only other thing he could remember about his…

education for their child, yet where to start them off is the question. For many parents, determining between a charter school, or a public school can become an obstacle in and of itself. However, there are many people that do believe that there is no difference between charter schools and public schools knowing the fact that they are both publicly funded. Looking through the research, Charter schools seems to be more of an option from not only understanding that its innovative system allows a…

The charter school movement has been the most prominent and controversial education reform in the United States in the last twenty years. Similarly, rapidly shifting demographics in the United States have been the source of much research and attention. The convergence of these two trends is under-represented in scholarly literature. Given the dramatic growth in charter schools, authorizers and diverse populations in the past two decades, more research is needed to understand what conditions…