Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

urban schools located in Southern California to participate in the survey by researching schools through sources such as the Journal of Staff Development, the Association of California School Administrations, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and periodicals such as Education Week (Greer, 2013). During the winter of 2012 and spring of 2013, the T-DDIS was then distributed to the 10 schools; whereas five were elementary, two were middle and three were high schools (Greer…

My original plans were to get into medical school and become a pediatrician; I love kids, I’ve always had. Although, I only have one younger brother, I come from a big family who gave me lots of younger cousins to take care of. My family was been the most influential in my career path. They have…

People of all ages, all around the world are participating and experiencing tennis, a sport of a lifetime. From young children to senior citizens, there is no age barrier for this popular sport. Playing tennis is a very healthy hobby for some, but for others, tennis is a lifestyle. Tennis professionals spend years developing their own tennis games so they can improve their skills and enhance the strengths of their students. Although numerous abilities and talents are needed to be a tennis…

The first big battleground for the 50s of civil rights was over education. The Civil Rights Movement was not only bordered by the South’s issues, but also bordered by only racial inequality. Segregation was much larger than southern states. One of the infamous key cases in higher education is George McLaurin v. Oklahoma. McLaurin wanted to pursue getting his doctorate in education at University of Oklahoma, but due to its segregated policies, it did not offer any facilities for black students.…

O’Bannon, filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA, which stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association, for his likeness being used in a video game without his consent or reimbursement. According to the NCAA amateurism rules college basketball players are not allowed to paid, and thus makes them an amateur. The rules state that players may not accept benefits or payments of any type. College basketball players should be paid in some way due to the fact that they have a good chance of…

possibly the best team sport coach ever. Every basketball fan knows how successful he was at UCLA, but he started his coaching career in college in 1946 with Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University). He coached through 1948 and helped lead his team to the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference title in 1947 and an invitation to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball National Tournament in Kansas City. He refused the invitation, however, because the league did not…

Americans. | 1959 | Visited India to study Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence. Resigns from pastoring the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church to concentrate on civil rights full time. He moved to Atlanta to direct the activities of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. | 1960 | Becomes co-pastor with his father at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Lunch counter sit-ins began in Greensboro, North Carolina. In Atlanta, King is arrested during a sit-in…

1850s there was a Common School Movement which expanded public education to accommodate the waves of immigration. In order to give Americans equal educational opportunities, it was made that all children have access to schools that offer high, similar quality. To maintain that similar equality, it was required schools to use either identical or similar textbooks which would equate to the content standards used in the nineteenth century. In the nineteenth century, college admissions molded the…

became the 1st president of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA), which was a major organization in the fight for women’s suffrage. Another early leader of the women rights movement was Susan B. Anthony, who co-founded the National Woman Suffrage…

could be difficult. Through personal experience school was difficult for me growing up living in a low income household. The interaction that I had with my parents was limited due to their extreme work schedules, therefore I was often times teaching myself. Now that I’m an adult if there was a profound influence in my education I could have viewed school as less of a burden. The Career Development Program can progressively help those who view school negatively. It may not tackle all areas of…