Fayetteville Independent School District

Administrative Interview of Mark Hageman Mark Hageman is new to Concord Christian School. He has been hired as the CCS high school principal in the summer of 2015. Coming form a public school in Texas, Mr. Hageman’s main priority this year is to establish an anti-bullying policy. The principal mentions that even though there is no serious bullying present at CCS, he would like to create a set of regulations and procedures so that the students will feel comfortable to address bullying or…

in my area, sent me to a private college preparatory school to avoid the failing school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. While my school’s white population totaled eighty percent, Caucasian children represented the minority group in my neighborhood public school. As…

of private schools in other third world environments is required. A study published through Harvard’s Evidence for Policy Design found astonishing results from low cost private schools in Pakistan (the circumstances of the schools being very similar to many South African contexts, i.e. in poverty with underperforming public schools) (Andrabi et al., 2010:1). The test scores of students, conducted to ensure no cheating, were 0.8 to 1 standard deviations higher in low cost private schools than in…

education comes to choice? First topic explained would be about the cost of the private school, what makes it worth the cost? In many ways, private education is not worth the cost, it can turn out great or could be doubtful that a private education will be successful for the education for children. Public schools are the way to go when it comes to picking an education, it ain 't worth the time and money when private schools come along. There are many more ways you can make your children 's…

have to fulfill in order to stay within the law and not get into trouble with the IRS o Insurance: this is an obligation for me. My assets need to be protected in case of an emergency, such as car wreck or house fire o Tuition: school tuition, either for private school or for college need to be covered before anything else is considered. This is an investment for the future, to get higher paying jobs and financial security. 7. Before buying a house really, consider the monthly mortgage payment…

something to which they can relate. It is easy to segregate people who fear the unknown and have no desire to learn or try anything different from what they learn at home. The fact that Alabama’s schools only started integrating about 50 years ago illustrates the importance of cultural diversity in the school…

Secularism in the Schools In 1962 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of school-sponsored prayer being unconstitutional, as in the case of Engel v. Vitale. This case involved state officials of the Broad of Education in the Union Free School District in New York who composed a prayer which was given to the principal to be read in each of the classrooms in the presence of the school teacher at the beginning of the school day. It read “Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee…

THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL CHOICE Some have said that the government has been dumbing down Americans on purpose so that they could get away with oppressing the people. Others blame the increasing secularization of the Nation. Overcrowding the classrooms, overworked underpaid teachers try to keep their head afloat. Students test scores declining, dropouts increasing, bullying and violence in schools all are reasons parents want a choice as to where to educate their children. Many parents faced…

Separation For many years the argument of whether religion should be allowed in schools has been debated over what was “politically correct” according to the US Constitution. Since the writing of this document, the separation of church and state has driven a fine line as to what is constitutional and what is not. Public education has created the controversy to become more of an issue due to the fact that public schools are federally funded. The principle that religion should not be…

The public education system in the United States of America serves as a modem for preparing our youth to enter the complex adult world. Schools ensure the advancement of all students regardless of race, sex, or social class. Not one child is ever “left behind” in our schools. With all the standardized exams and tests administered to students, we can make sure that everyone is on the same path for success. However, no matter how much emphasis we put into education we still see students failing…