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“I got up and pretended to study the pictures on the walls like I was a lover of religious art. When I got to the Merciful Mother right above Sinita’s head, I reached in my pocket and pulled out the bottom I’d found on the train. It was sparkly like a diamond and had a little hole in back so you could thread a ribbon through it and wear it like a romantic lady’s choker necklace. It wasn’t something I’d do, but I could see the button would make a good trade with someone inclined in that direction.

To tackle the housing affordability, first of all, it is crucial to lift the supply of housing as it will release the pressure on the housing price. Nevertheless, the supply of housing is inelastic as it requires an adequate fund, time, approval from the Government. Besides, the housing system is heavily dependent on the private sector. Thus, the Government should provide initiatives for housing providers to shift the supply of houses in the market. Australia would follow the policies from other countries to tackle the housing affordability. However, it has to fit in the Australian context. These policies might work well in other places but it does not mean that it will be applicable in Australia. The Singapore Government has a public

Since last spring, Philadelphia school district leaders have been sounding the alarm about this year’s fiscal budget. Even after months of discussions and headlines, schools have opened with fewer resources than last year. On March 28th the School Reform Commission approved a lump sum budget which showed a need for an additional $220 million in revenue in order to provide schools with same resources as the “wholly insufficient” 2013-14 school year (McCorry). There will be many inadequate funding impacts on the quality of the education. Classroom resources would be stripped to untenable levels. The district would reduce as much as $2.2 million funding to the districts’ multiple pathways to graduation program which affects estimated 300 students. Another $1.5 million could be reduced from the elimination of preparation and professional development time for teachers at the district’s high needs promise academies. The district’s building maintenance budget could have reduction in amount of $9.6 million. Schools will be cleaned less frequently as a result. Building maintenance will also be curtailed as a result. District’s school police budget could also have reduction in amount of $2.4 million. School police officer vacancies will be unfilled, leaving an additional 27 elementary schools to share an officer.

When I moved to this area, we looked to live in a “better neighborhood” not only because we felt safer, but we also wanted to ensure my daughter received the best education opportunities. While it is challenging to make changes and ensure we are benefitting all students, I feel this is a larger part of why I am currently getting my degree in this field; so that I can be a voice of change and seek out ways to benefit all students to reach their full potential.

“California has cut $18 billion, one-third of state school funding, from money for kindergarten through high school over the past three years.” USA Today (Welch, 2011). Budget cuts to the California Public School System, which is the underlying factor in the deterioration of the quality of education, has had a negative impact on every facet of society. From students to teachers to employers, all have felt the effects of decreased funding of schools. The state of California is headed in the wrong direction by reducing school funding and unless a solution is found to minimize or put a halt to these reductions, our children will bear the

In 2013, about 120 schools in Chicago were being considered on closing and out of those 129, 54 of them did actually close, according to William J. Kelly in chicagonow.com. Many schools might face difficult economic problems, but none have faced the problems public schools in CHicago face. CPS has had big budget cuts that affected all of the public schools, But it did not just affect the schools. It affected the students, the education they are receiving, and the staff as well. According to Rhodes, “In January, CPS laid off 227 central office and administrative employees. More than 400 positions, including vacant ones, were eliminated in that move.” That is a lot of jobs lost, and the unemployment rate in

In the next couple of weeks, the state has an important decision on the school budget. This decision not only impacts school spending but it also indirectly impacts the students. I am a teacher and I see the everyday interaction between the school and the students. Thousands of students depend on school to educate them and even raise them, especially when they are neglected at home. As a child, my family support was poor.

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It has never been a necessity for you in these connotations. Therefore, perhaps there is not a full understanding in your camp of what is occurring and what is at stake. Isaac Parker reported that because of the impasse “Chicago State University failed to receive $36 million in state funding last July, about 30 percent of the school’s budget. Another $1.6 million in state-funded merit scholarships and $5 million in state grants to low-income students also did not materialize” (Park). In over 100 years, a governor in Illinois has not withheld a budget as you continue to do. The actions of your administration displayed since July 1, 2015, in which by law a budget should have been passed, are un-befitting, unbecoming and ill-mannered actions for a person who holds the title of “Governor of Illinois.” It is unashamedly discourteous to students, like myself at Chicago State University (CSU) and others, to punish us for mishaps that occurred before or for which we had little to no control over. As stated by Dahleen Glanton “there are too many potential casualties — people on the sidelines who have done nothing to deserve the pain and suffering thrust onto them” (Glanton). Equally, CSU’s students are not incompetent, idle, or possess a sense of entitlement in the least bit; however, we do believe we are entitled to a chance to succeed, flourish, and prosper. From the beginning, we are told to go to school, make good grades, obey

In August of 2017, Governor Rauner signed into law new changes to state funding for education. His goal was to treat all low income families equitably and fairly. By doing so, he proposed that school funding should be dispersed throughout the state rather than just given to Chicago district (Runge 1). He also wanted more of the money to go to the classroom rather than funding the broken pension system which is what the original policy was doing. They finally came to an agreement on August 31st. This new plan not only focused on dispersing the funds throughout the state, but it also reduced property taxes and allowed for a tax credit for those that donate to private school scholarship funds (Hall

Students of any grade and age are impacted by the lack of an Illinois budget. For K – 12 school programs, concerns about program cuts and transportation are very widespread throughout the state of Illinois. For institutions of higher education, enrollment, the reduction in the number of faculty and staff, and the decrease in the number of educational programs offered are of high concern.

In today’s economic environment even the wealthiest states and districts are having to cut funding for education, while districts which were already teetering on the edge are now in an even worse position. In some schools children have to face not having enough books, paper for copies, severe overcrowding,

It started on a regular summer day. I was having a conversation with my Grandparents and the question came up, “If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?” I told them I wanted to go to Israel. What I didn't know is that they were already thinking about talking to my mom about the possibility of going to there. Well, before I knew it my parents had agreed to let me go to Israel with my grandparents and a man named Dr. Bookman. After that my mom and I spent the rest of the summer learning about the places I would go. We put together a journal identifying some of the places with pictures and verses. I was nervous about being in a plane for a long time and flying over the ocean, but after the first flight I was good to go.

They weren't back to being total friends but they at least didn't hate each other. Well not as much. Mal still felt A little unexcluded because Lu and that girl were hanging out more and Mal was just there a tagging along. Mal, Lu, and that girl both have science together but there was a group project today, and Mal really wanted to work with Lu but then that girl came in and took Lu, Mal was sad because Lu and her usually do projects together. Mal was definitely feeling a little excluding happening between her, Lu and that girl but she ignored it because obviously there was still some recovering from the fight that Lu and Mal had. When school finished and everyone went to their lockers Mal met up with Lu and they were waiting in the lobby

The following morning at school individuals are as yet humming about the puzzle young lady with Joey while Mary tunes in. At that point as the declarations gone ahead Joey is then on the declarations. He guarantees the previous evening was one of the greatest evenings of his life and that he needs to discover the secret young lady. He at that point expresses that on the off chance that you are the puzzle young lady disclose to me the main four most played melodies on the zune. Mary is in stun. At lunch young ladies are holding up in line yet none of them are the one clearly and Joey begins to get demoralized. Mary and Tami are on the stairs viewing and Tami tries to persuade Mary to reveal to Joey its her. Mary at that point states about