The Presidential Candidate Of Education Reform

Over the centuries, education has changed based on the demands of the citizens during a specific time. As Americans become more informed (educated), their opinions, ideas, and thinking change. America’s expectations concerning public education have evolved as well. The demands that are placed on states, districts, and leadership are becoming more intense; yet, our culture still believes that public education is faltering.

School districts all over the country have undergone countless changes in just a few years. Are these changes for the better? Children in the current school system are faced with numerous tests every year. Why are they being constantly tested? The ceaseless use of standardized testing is a result of the No Child Left Behind Act. Continuous talk about the No Child Left Behind Act can be heard in the hallways of schools nationwide, but why does it matter? The No Child Left Behind Act plays a major role in our students’ education. The students affected by this act is America’s future. Without school making a positive impact on these students, it will be less likely that they will be motivated to make a positive impact on America in the

“Shrinking state and local education budgets matched with the added pressure of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which sets rigid standards in reading and math that schools must achieve in order to receive federal funding, have created a new challenge for districts” (Van Harken).

On December 21, 2000 President-elect Bush met with key congressional in Austin, TX to discuss education reform (Broder,2001.) Republicans and Moderate Democrats attended the luncheon and Bush asked them to dedicate themselves to passing bipartisan education reform over the next several months (Debray,2006.) Notably absent from this initial meeting was Senator Ted Kennedy(D-MA) an early sign that Bush intended to rely on a coalition of New Democrats and Republicans to push through bipartisan education reform. On his second day in office, Bush sent to Congress a 28-page education blue print based on his campaign proposals and four broad principles; “increasing accountability for student performance,” “focus on what works,” “reduce bureaucracy and increase flexibility,” and “empower parents”(Levin, DiSalvo and Martin, 2012.).” The legislative blueprint borrowed liberally from several competing proposals made in the final years of the Clinton administration (Rudalevige, 2006.) Furthermore, by opting to merely sketch out his reform ideas, Bush retained the flexibility to negotiate with all players in Congress and by focusing on broad goals such as accountability and flexibility could claim credit for negotiating in a bipartisan manner (Angerholzer and McGuinn, 2014.) Ultimately, this flexibility proved crucial to the bills success.

She advocates high quality education for all children, including those with disabilities in every part of America, and looks towards ensuring they all thrive in the classroom and in the real world. Clinton believes all children should be guaranteed a high-quality education and has been working to improve and support the public schools for decades (Wellford). While she chaired the Arkansas Educational Standards Commission she fought to raise academic standards, increase teacher salaries, and reduce class sizes. As first Bill Clinton was president, she, as first lady, worked to focus on improving access to educational opportunities of the Hispanic children and youth. As a U.S. senator, Clinton served on the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee, and was a key member of shaping the No Child Left Behind Act, hoping it would bring the necessary resources and accountability in order to improve educational opportunities for the most disadvantaged students. She advocates for education being a priority including bettering the current educators of schools and improving all student outcomes (Hillary for America Starts Right

As President Hillary would work to ensure every child from every ZIP code has access to a world class education, including access to high quality preschool. Clinton says we need to strike the right balance in testing with fewer, fairer and better tests for elementary and secondary school students.She also says we need to support teachers with the training and resources they need. Hillary says ‘’We have to make sure education is available and affordable to everyone’’.

The list of failing schools in Arkansas was released and not one actual teacher had any comments on the release. Fixing public education always begins from the top and then works its way down to the bottom, where the actual results come from. The school itself has to prove to everyone about them that they are improving. However, every child is different, which is why grades don’t necessarily reflect accurately what children have learned nor does it reflect the real progress they have made. All students are different and all teachers grade differently, along with several other variables than come into play during the grading process. Education reform has already hit a dead end and they are trying to fix it with standardized testing. Standardized

The graduation rate in the United States is approximately 76 percent compared to the graduation rate in Finland which is 95 percent. Based on this major gap one can conclude that there are differences between both school systems. Students’ education system in the United States have a major dark side. This prohibits students’ from learning during school hours. Though many might feel that the American education system is a model of success, compared to the educational system in Finland, the American education system is in dire need of reform.

“Democrat presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, says that she has always supported national education standards, and that she wants to see the same set of common standards for all

The Education reform can improve a lot Americans lives by giving them a chance regardless what race,gender, and

This book is about a group of parents and community members from Kentucky who became frustrated with the representatives of their state. This group felt a lack of urgency on the part of the politicians to improve the quality of education. They formed a non-profit group that consisted of 30 community members in 1980 and was formalized in 1983. The committee was led by Edward F. Prichard and now recognized as the Prichard Committee. The diligent work of this group paved the way for the Kentucky Education Reform Act in 1990.

The confusion lives and contradictions mount in the field of education. In the last six weeks, I have been introduced to the world of education in a totally different way. I feel like I have been on a roller-coaster that has taken me to extreme highs and lows when it comes to my emotions and perspectives on the subject of ‘English education reform.’ However, I have realized, what we have yet to discover is an effective solution for the problems and issues we have in this field. Whatever happened to valuing the student or valuing the teacher? Instead, we as a nation, have come to value the data-driven assessments from state mandated curriculums that are influenced by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), “which can underserve students and push towards more product orientated pedagogy. (Peel, 2014, p.72). We also have not seen the appreciation and admiration for the professionals that matter the most in education: the teachers. Is teacher appreciation asking for too much, or is the ultimate goal of ‘subterfuge’ still on the menu for America’s top list of priorities when it comes to education and our country’s youth? The only thing that is clear to me is a nation who is still a major work in progress when it comes to the subject of education and the teachers and students of America who must endure within it.

Our educational system is broken. It is struggling today not just because of the problems of undisciplined children, the pressure from legislators to raise test scores, the lack of funds, parents fears for their children’s safety, overwhelmed teachers; it is also struggling because we are graduating children that do not have the tools necessary to fill out an employment application.

Changes such as shifting the majority of the power and influence away from the department to the teachers, are important to the educational system. Individualism is a key factor in achieving educational success. The American Educational System (AES) needs to not only address each individual student and their needs, but also each teacher and how they are approaching their subject matter. The AES also needs to fix the problems that the No Child Left Behind Grant (NCLBG) and standardized testing have created. Also, the AES needs to modernize the educational system and create a learning environment the enables rather than hinders new generation learners.

It’s important to establish the problem of the public high school system failure to educate and prepare students for the real world is real in my community. In the 2016 article America Is Falling Far behind on Educating Its Kids, former New York City Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy and