Achievement gap in the United States

of instructions provided to students and improved performance in the context of meeting Common Core State Standards as measured by performance assessments? 2. Does a positive relationship exist between the current accommodations provided to students with learning disabilities and improved performance in the context of meeting the…

In 1785 the Land Ordinance of 1785 was passed stating that each western territory had to have sections set aside “for the maintenance of public schools.” Also, in 1827, Massachusetts passed a law that required towns with more than 500 families to have a free public high school for all students. Both of these laws go together because it is making a provision for education in America. Schools today are influential in the lives of virtually every child in America. This happened when schools…

Initially in the piece, a comparison mechanism between China or India and the United States signifies the similarities between the two nations in terms of socio-economic gaps but also highlights the differences in mentalities. China ranks consistently in the top three superpowers of the world, oftentimes right next to the number one superpower, the United States, and India follows suit within the top ten (Mead & Keely). Though the U.S retains top political, social, and…

comes to United States with hopes of receiving many opportunities and freedom, one of the main problems is that American Education is in crisis. Even though equal opportunity for education is something that people think they receive only few students receive it due to the lack of funding for certain schools provided by the government. As we spoke about education problems being one of the social problems in society, I have narrowed the topic down to provide more information about the “Achievement…

of President George H. W. Bush. She was responsible for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education (Ravitch, 2013). As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program. She was appointed by the Clinton…

Orange Elementary School is where I am completing my Early Fieldwork Experience. It is located in the city of Hemet, and is one of fourteen elementary schools in the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD). This paper has a demographic profile of the school, the school district and the city. Orange Elementary School has 734 students, of which 485 of those students are Hispanic or Latino at 66.1% of the student body. All of the information presented is from the 2013 – 2014, school year, unless…

The 19th century space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was one of the most influential times in the history and development of American technology. Rooted deeply in the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, the space race captivated both world powers and casted them against one another. It began in 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first satellite ever to reach outer-space. The space race also occurred at a time in which…

Katrina was responsible for billions of dollars of physical damage, which made most of the city inhabitable for quite some time. In conjunction with the physical damage, but it also took an emotional toll on its occupants; a common hurt felt around the state, which…

Throughout the past decade, African American students have been put through the grinder to gain equality in the public school system. School is seen as a method to help young adults integrate themselves in today’s society, still til this day education has been a struggle for African American students. The lacking of potential so to speak in public schools stirs up a contraversal topic of conversation among those of the highest form of government to the lowest form poverty stricten American…

Education in the United States promises equal opportunity to every student. However, does equal opportunity truly grant every person with the resources and access he or she needs in order to succeed in a standardized education system? With incredibly different ethnic groups coming together in one system, how can a general education adapt to a multicultural curriculum in order to promote appreciation for cultural diversity? Thurgood Marshall once stated that “the United States has been called the…