Fairfax County Public Schools

It was my junior year of high school when I was seventeen years old. The school counselors sat me down in a bleak, yellow office and explained to me that all of my missed classes were taking a toll; I would not be able to graduate on time like the rest of my classmates. The counselors talked amongst themselves afterwards and I could hear them saying that it was only a matter of time before I dropped out. Their hushed tones dripped with condescension as they remarked I was just like the rest of…

officials typically use both high school GPA and scores on college…

days smelling as I walked to and from my new school. This time the school that I went to was not a private school but a public school. My first ever experience in a “truly” American school in the States. I never thought of the Guam schools were as “American” so the first time I got here I labeled everything in the United States “American” and everything in Guam as “Guam”, despite the fact that Guam is a part of the United States. The first day of school was totally bizarre for me. I had no idea…

have been raised for education (About US). Every year, North Carolina’s legislature changes the percentage of the money is going to school construction, pre-kindergarten programs, and scholarships. As of this year, the most percent that is spent on goes to the non-instructional support personnel which is fifty-eight percent. Next, nineteen percent is spent on school constructions. Pre-Kindergarten programs get fifteen percent from the NC education lottery. Concluding to the rest of the eight…

“create a stable society”. The school system is often seen as a mini society that is meant to educate and socialize children in conjunction with their families. However, if the school system is unequally distributing funding and resources like access to seasoned teachers to urban communities and have higher…

approved certain arguments made about public and charter schools. The argument made was that public education is broken, which is a claim I do not support because public schools are being judged in their ability to reach certain goals without being given the proper resources to do so. The main problems in this case seem to be the inadequate way of funding schools that create socioeconomic segregation that impacts mainly minority students. I think what schools need are radical reforms that…

Adequate funding and equal access to public education is an issue that has been around for decades. It is, like most things are, a constant push-and-pull between money and ethics. And it continues to be at the forefront of the nation. Adequate funding and equal access to public education was most prominent in the Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe. In this case, the state of Texas argued that illegal immigrant children should not be allowed a public education; in addition, they explained that…

Public Colleges For most high school students, the word “college” equals “stress”, the stress about which college to attend, including worries about the college expenses, loans or debts yet to come. As we all know, attending college does give an individual leverage above those who could not afford or did not have an opportunity to go to any college. No doubt, graduating from a college improves one’s life, such as, being able to find higher paying jobs with benefits as opposed to low paying…

opening of the first Normal School was important because it was a huge step for teachers seeking a higher education so that they could provide the best learning environments for their students. The Compulsory Attendance Act of 1852 was important because it helped form a favorable public opinion of education and reiterated the importance of children attending school. The Brown V. the Board of Education decision was important because it made the separation of schools due to race unconstitutional…

support she needed to take care of all the things that I had no control over. At school it was different. It was where I had the freedom to socialize with teachers and friends, and submerse myself in things that stimulated and inspired me. School was my getaway, my safe spot, something that I could count on. During middle school, I began to be affected by the challenges of my home life and have difficulty in school. During this time I wrote a lot, and became fascinated with the idea…