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    When the entirety of charter schools is compared to the entirety of traditional public schools, teachers of charter schools are actually less educated, experienced and content with their careers. According to researchers at Public Agenda, during the 2011-2012 school year: 48 percent of traditional public school teachers had master 's degrees, whereas 37 percent of charter school teachers had master 's degrees. On average, charter school teachers had nine years of teaching experience, whereas…

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    “You Decide” Charter School Scenario Situation Analysis This proposal is for an evaluation of the current network at Leonard Cooper Charter School, as well as a list of recommendations to address concerns raised by system technicians and end-users. Leonard Cooper Charter has roughly 1,000 students and faculty, all needing a smooth connection to the school LAN. A new addition was added to the building a few years ago, and has resulted in numerous IT problems for the school. Overall,…

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    I attempted to find and summarize the pros and cons of rural, suburban, urban, and charter school settings, using a graphic organizer to help aid in my thoughts. Additionally, I reflected upon “Opening Doors: Lesbian and Gay Parents and Schools” and how this information would be beneficial as a teacher, and in my preferred world of the casino industry. Promoting Culturally Diverse Classrooms To be quite frank, I had trouble finding articles that pertained to the different types of schools.…

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    Fairfield Central High is a school located in a low-income district, in which the minority of this nation represent the majority of its student body. Unfortunately, outsiders of the community have negative connotations about the school and its surrounding environment. The outsiders perceive Fairfield Central High to be a school embodying incompetent children who are only capable of outstanding athletic abilities instead of being efficient students like their neighboring Richard Winn Academy…

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    Governors, which governs, directs, and oversees the management of the business and affairs of the organization (American, 2015). Ultimately, the Board of Governors executes the principles of the American Red Cross, which are found in the Congressional Charter of the American Red Cross (American, 2015). Structurally, the board has a membership between 12 and 20 members, which is selected by the Board of Development Committee and requires full board approval (American, 2015). Based on prior…

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    are provided with the best education available. In the privatizing of schools, most have become charter schools. Charter schools, like public schools, are free to attend. The funding for the charter schools comes from the government and they are held to certain government standards. If these charter schools fall short of their expectations, the charter school can be shut down. The concern with the charter schools is the standardization of the curriculum. The parents of the students want to know…

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    The reports references seven elemetary schools that were closed in the North Central region, which in all of the schools, the majority of the students in the catchment area, parents have predominantly chosen the local neighborhood school over charter schools (DeJarnatt, 2014), ironically disenfranchising the choices parents actually made. She counters the argument that these parents failed to make a choice, and were just accepting of the status quo; arguing if that is true, DeJarnatt (2014) asks…

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    Change in our communities, businesses and education is inevitable. Education of our youth has predominantly been provided by our government along with non-profit and profit private schools, which co-exist within our educational system. Since 1954, the Bayer and Freesmeyer’s families have owned and operated a group of non-profit schools, known as the Rancho Solano Private Schools (RSPS). In 2007, RSPS was sold to the Meritas International Family of Schools, a for profit Illinois-based…

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    Charter schools are becoming a greater debate as they continue to grow all over America. Charter schools are a nontraditional public schools that are funded with public money and have been freed from district regulations and some state laws in exchange for greater accountability to achieve performance results set forth in the charter (Spellings 1). Charter schools are just like any other school but just with a different name. Charter schools are a waste of money and are not helping better…

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    scholar reaches individual academic and personal success through a nurturing scholar-centered approach. There is a strong belief that all scholars can achieve high levels, regardless of their previous education experience or home situation. As a new charter school, there are a few traditions that are consistent. These traditions include a semester academic award ceremony to recognize and encourages scholars who have perfect attendance and who are academically driven to receive the principal…

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