Back To School Roundup Business Analysis

Imagine a school year that never ends. A year without summer, relaxation, and vacations with family. Summer is the time of year that every student cannot wait arrive. But what if the playful time filled with friends, smiles, and laughter did not exist? What if school remained in session year-round? This is happening in 3,181 schools across America and is gradually increasing (edweek.org). The government calls it: Year-Round School. There are both many pros and cons to this controversial issue in today’s education; however, Year-Round School is not a good decision because of the social outcomes, the financial costs, and the academic effects that Year-Round School burdens on the students.

This shows that year-round school is at least as good as the traditional schedule in helping students learn. Year-round school also allows more time for remedial classes during the breaks, which can help students who are falling behind during the school year catch back up. This is in contrast with summer school, which only occurs after school is over and students are finished with the curriculum, making students have to start a totally new class just to catch up. Remedial classes reinforce material that is fresh in students’ minds instead of forcing them to recall something they may have learned half a year ago and probably forgotten. This once again cuts down on the time it takes to bring students up to speed with their classes.

Students are struggling in school and need extra remediation. All too often in schools who run on a traditional school calendar, students do not receive the help they need until summer school. By that point it is too late and the student is failing academically. Robert Smotherman, superintendent of Bardstown City School District in Kentucky (as quoted by Wildavsky (1999)) says, “Instead of waiting until summer school, you catch him [student] in October, and you’ve got a shot at getting him back on track” (para. 8). Students who attend year-round schools have the benefit of receiving remediation help during

We decided to focus our community assessment in Dallas County (see Appendix C for the community map) because poverty in this area is a rising epidemic. According to Mayor Mike Rawlings, “the gap between the haves and the have-nots is still too wide, we must close the gap”. Dallas is home to a variety of races and ethnicities, but it is the Hispanic and the African Americans that poverty has effected the most with the rate increasing by 42% over a span of 15 years (Dallas City Hall, September 7, 2016). Our focus was more on South Central and Southeast Dallas spanning across Districts 5, 7, and 8 because of the significant increase in poverty in these areas. In Dallas, “almost 1 in 3 Hispanics and African Americans

According to the budget, the programs that are needed and make a difference (students with disabilities, homeless and immigrants) are where the funding is applied. The funding sources for the Bibb county District Schools applied are as follows Title I & II, At Risk, local school and others are looked at yearly for implementation of the following year. The ways the funds are distributed are upsetting. The students rank at 41 out of the 51 states in education which is near the bottom for academic performance. Bibb County District is considered a poor county as it ranks 40th in the nation in child welfare. It is mentioned that education and the ability to earn a stable income will always be connected together, (Purser, 2015). The allocated funds should be distributed to helping the students who need the extra tutoring or help in specific areas in all schools. The statistics of academic performance proves that either the students’ needs are not being met by the teachers being paid for their services or the funding of other programs are not being applied to the appropriate programs for these student to excel in their performance, (Miles,

The education system in the United States is an ever-evolving institution. As a country we have progressed from one-room schoolhouses, to segregated classrooms, to online learning environments. Congress is constantly passing legislation to better our public school systems and minimize costs to taxpayers. Individual states have also implemented various new systems to try and maximize their education potential. One such alternative is year round schooling. Year round schooling has become increasingly popular over the past few decades and is still a rapidly growing trend.

With the median of the community’s income being fairly low, parents or guardians often cannot get the required materials or help that would be beneficial to their own or their child's education. Many people do not prioritize spending on academic aid or materials, despite it directly affecting the child’s future. As said in Happy City, “Now the poorest fifth of American families pour more than 40 percent of their income into owning and maintaining cars” (Montgomery 243). That money being spent on cars does not even include the monthly bills that need to be paid. After paying for those, people in poverty in the Toledo area might rather spend the small amount of leftover money on entertainment than paying for school supplies. According to the district report, the TPS report card on Education Ohio shows an F for achievement (Toledo City). This means that the students did not do well on state tests and multiple people didn’t even pass the tests. There was also an F for the prepared for success section. That one measures how prepared the students are for future opportunities in

Many schools are considering switching to year around school schedules. Some people might not understand what this means. ”Students in most American year-round school districts spend the same amount of days in class as students in traditional calendar schools- the days are just arranged differently, with smaller more frequent breaks throughout the year” (McMullen, 2001). Holton should not consider this schedule because it does not improve students learning, year round school would interfere with family vacations, and it makes trying to get a summer job for teens difficult.

With many students packing a lunch instead of buying from the school it hurts the income

The topic of year round schooling is quite controversial and greatly misconceived by the public. Most school systems tend to steer clear of the idea due to lack of support and academic success. Year-round schooling is not for everyone. Benefits however, include downsizing of schools, the reduction of building construction, and the ability to effectively meet the demands of the community. Students and teachers are typically placed on a multi-track schedule instead of the general nine month school calendar. The altered schedule can consist of two different sequences that each school district may choose to participate in. Students and teachers go to school for longer periods of time throughout the year and take small

There are many social problems that affect the community of Census Tract (CT) 79, the most rampant being poverty. In 2015 it was reported 56.6% of children and 36.6% of adults residing in the community lived below the poverty line (U.S Census Bureau, 2015). While in Tulsa County the percentages are significantly less with 23.5% of children and 13.1% of adults living below the poverty line (U.S Census Bureau, 2015). One-way poverty affects this population, and many other low-income communities, is through the school system. While half of all people from high-income families have a bachelor’s degree by age 25, just 1 in 10 people from low-income families do (U.S Congress, 2014).

Keeping children in school is imperative, and with a dropout rate of 7,000 American students a day, the current schooling system is failing. Year-round schooling promotes continuous learning because students are not spending large amounts of time over the summer without intellectual stimulation. This style of learning offers students with a sixty twenty year round calendar, meaning students have sixty days of instruction, followed by a twenty day break. Subsequently, still awarding students with the same amount of vacation time as traditional schooling however, these days are distributed evenly throughout the year. Year-round schooling, offers terrific benefits to teachers and students during and outside of school.

You take a random sample of 100 students at your university and find that their average GPA is 3.1. If you use this information to help you estimate the average GPA for all students at your university, then you are doing what branch of statistics?

It has always been close to my heart to help others who are in need; therefore, I chose to volunteer my time toward helping to make Project Backpack a success. Some time ago I chose to join the Project Backpack team in order to help under privileged school kids. Project Backpack is a project where members go out and buy items that children need in order to make it through school. Some items that were purchased to fill backpacks were school supplies, such as notebooks, pencils and pens, crayons, and other school essentials. We also would get personal items for the children, such as toothpaste and toothbrushes, shampoo, body wash, and deodorant. Then we might even get a few toys, such as cards, football, or another small toy. We chose to do that because we realized that we were giving these backpacks to children who are under privileged and they may not have many toys, and it is just a way to make the backpack more comforting to the children.

(1) A Hawk snatches a bunny, the lion attacks a deer, and the bear catches a fish. In every community, there is a predator. (2) As a result, a survivor always dwells at the apex of the food chain. (3) Same here in Thailand, the monopoly has grown massively in recent years by the business level strategy of CP All Public Company Limited which was established in Thailand under the 7-Eleven trademark. (4) Certain companies even they are real estate, mass media, or food chain have been acquired by CP as well. (5) Due to the acquisitions of CP, the middle-class encounters with a dilemma because whatever the businesses they do or products they sell, all have been done by CP too. (6) In doing so,