People that are unfamiliar with the mind of a criminal cannot fathom the factors that led to the crime. When a crime is committed, the perception of the individual tends to become negative causing the loss of empathy and understanding from his or her peers. Most people fail to think extensively about ways in which educational background contributes to a crime committed. People assume that individuals engage in criminal activity because of their specific race and background or because they lack the presence of something that is related to their crime. (I.e. one can say that a person who rapes a woman lacks sex, or someone who steals something lacks the money to pay for it and so on.) However, in reality there is a connection between crimes committed
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The Department also uses programs to encourage student success. The No Child Left Behind Act is one program that came into existence in 2001. The program required schools that received federal funding to make “Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in test scores” and distribute standardized tests. (No Child Left Behind Act 2002) The AYP is created by each state and it is imperative that it is in accordance with requirements from the law. The requirements are as …show more content…
After three failed years of achieving AYP, schools are forced to make free tutoring available and other educational programs that help students who are struggling. If a school does not meet its AYP for a fourth year, the school is need of “corrective action”, which can involve extending class hours, brand new curriculum or the replacement of faculty. (No Child Left Behind Act 2002) Five consecutive years that failed to achieve AYP results in a plan to rehabilitate the entire school which will come into fruition once a school fails to achieve AYP for a sixth year in a row. Reconstruction of a school usually consists of “closing the school, turning the school into a charter school, hiring a private company to run the school, or asking the state office of education to run the school directly.” (No Child Left Behind Act
The Department also uses programs to encourage student success. The No Child Left Behind Act is one program that came into existence in 2001. The program required schools that received federal funding to make “Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in test scores” and distribute standardized tests. (No Child Left Behind Act 2002) The AYP is created by each state and it is imperative that it is in accordance with requirements from the law. The requirements are as …show more content…
After three failed years of achieving AYP, schools are forced to make free tutoring available and other educational programs that help students who are struggling. If a school does not meet its AYP for a fourth year, the school is need of “corrective action”, which can involve extending class hours, brand new curriculum or the replacement of faculty. (No Child Left Behind Act 2002) Five consecutive years that failed to achieve AYP results in a plan to rehabilitate the entire school which will come into fruition once a school fails to achieve AYP for a sixth year in a row. Reconstruction of a school usually consists of “closing the school, turning the school into a charter school, hiring a private company to run the school, or asking the state office of education to run the school directly.” (No Child Left Behind Act