Mercedes Independent School District

Parent Teacher Associations and fundraising are present in schools throughout the country. It may be, however, that private funding for schools by parents and charities widens the gap between poor and rich schools. In “How Rich Parents Can Exacerbate School Inequality” published in The Atlantic, author Laura McKenna explains the reasons of those who support and those who discourage this type of financial assistance. This article is formal, with little deviation from the facts and arguments, and…

states now a days. According to Parents for Public Schools, “school choice” is the tagline of this year’s legislative session, with the number one topic being charter schools and passing a charter school bill. There are mixed opinions around the state on school choice and charter schools. Educational choice is not a new issue that many are faced with. School choice initiatives are based on the premise that allowing parents to choose what schools their children attend is not only the fair…

The current population of North Ward is 5065 according to the 2016 Census. Liveability can be defined as the factors that affect a community’s quality of life. Some of the factors that affect the liveability of North Ward include that there are schools close by so children go somewhere close to home, The Strand affects the liveability, people may want beautiful views or somewhere to walk. There are many job opportunities in the city which is very close to North Ward. There is a beautiful…

decades we have used this clothing system called school uniforms. These school uniforms are usually worn by private school pupils. There has been controversy about this topic through the past. School uniforms should be banned because children should have the ability to express themselves through clothing, the uniforms could be more expensive, so some students will not be able to afford the outfits, and it promotes conformity instead of individuality. School uniforms let the students have the…

Fiscal investment: This option requires strong governance system. There have been concerns regarding high administrative costs and corruption and bias towards targeted exemptions from school fees when the lower tier government/ service providers grant exemptions or financial assistance at their own will. Or there are cases when the poor may be unaware of exemption schemes and/or not apply for fear of being stigmatized. Therefore, fiscal investment is medium high. Option 2: Mother-tongue based…

I was only a few blocks away. I was in the getting ready of starting my senior year at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo.…

homeownership, they have chosen to live in an area with access to fairly good public schools. For example, Cornelis had the ability to attend one of the 4 out of 5 of the kindergarten through eighth grade schools that have at least an average to an above average score regarding ‘growth’ and ‘attainment’ (School Locator). This alone had a positive impact on his trajectory from childhood to adulthood because school was a place where Cornelius was able to stay involved in community activities and…

Fraser, a senior at Bethel High School in Bethel, Washington, spoke to a school assembly to nominate a classmate for vice president of the student government. Students were required either to attend the assembly or go to study hall. about 600 students attended this assembly, where Fraser gave a lewd, and inappropriate speech riddled with sexual innuendos. some kids laughed, others in aw. Fraser previously consulted teachers on whether this speech was appropriate for school, they believed not.…

Imagine losing the ability to say a common vocabulary during school, a place where most spend a large amount of time in. Imagine suspensions for using the now forbidden word because a pledge that all students must abide by was written and given to each and every student. This idea of a pledge that takes away from students and even teachers should not be utilized in schools. Since the creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the First Amendment--the Freedom of Speech--has been in place to protect…

students, John Tinker, 15, Mary Beth Tinker, 13, and Christopher Eckhardt, 16, wore black armbands to school to protest the United States involvement in the Vietnam war, The school suspended the students,but the guardians of the kids claim. The District Court ruled that the school had not violated the Constitution...The Tinker 's took the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said ” While schools certainly have the right to establish rules relating to “the length of skirts or the type of…