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    Association, writes, “Public education means a tuition-free, publicly funded system that must provide an education to each child in a neighborhood school within a publicly governed school system.” If tuition is defined as the cost to attend, then this statement is technically true. However, if tuition is thought of as fees in general, then today’s public schooling system is contradicting itself. Although public education was originally defined as a free system, being a student at a public school is accompanied

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    about the suffering countries trapped in the merciless claws of poverty. Heartstrings are tugged and people yearn to act in valiancy to save those desperate people. The solution is quite a bit simpler contrary to what most people think- public education. Public education improves the economic status - provides better jobs -, improves the citizens’ status, and improves the overall status of a country. Some cultures would argue that their women should not be educated, however, women are human beings with

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    Public education that is provided throughout the country gives students the ability to learn fine arts, math, science, language arts, and other classes that educate people in different areas. Many people might have opinionated their reasoning on why they think fine arts in a public education is beneficial or not. Different perspectives may lead you to think one is better than the other. Having extracurricular classes like music and art benefits from long-life advantages and helps critical thinking

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    Society is built on the common understandings of its people. “Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be properly maintained,” stated James Garfield. Education as a publicly provided social program gained momentum during the Progressive Movement of the 1920s; it was not always regarded as a right under the constitution. During the Great Depression, the federal government became much larger and more powerful as Franklin Delano

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    Public Education in the United States According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) over 49.4 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools for the 2011-2012 school year. Of these 34.9 will be in prekindergarten through eighth grade and 14.5 will be in grades nine through twelve. An additional 6 million students are expected to attend private schools (NCES, 2012). In 2009 55% of the students enrolled in public schools were White, 15% Black, 22% Hispanic

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    Impacts of the Common School Concept Themes in Public Education in America Multiculturalism Multiculturalism refers to an education system that incorporates values, texts, beliefs, histories, and perspectives of people hailing from diverse cultural backgrounds (Holland). The United States has been multicultural society since its independence. To be specific, America has the highest number of immigrants every year due to the unlimited opportunities available in the country. As a result, America

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    1. The word education is absent from the U.S. constitution. Based on this fact, how is Federal involvement in public education justified? Because the Constitution has seated the power of taxing and spending with Congress, it is able to pass laws to fund what it chooses, including public education. Historically the federal government has only doled out funds to state for public education until the more recent expansion under No Child Left Behind. In order to place stipulations on states in the way

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    of public school education is to provide students with the skills necessary to continue to higher education, and to help them pursue their goals and dreams in life. It is meant to provide inspiring, positive, and culturally affirming experiences that make students excited to learn and succeed. While many students are prepared properly in public schools, this is not true for all. For several students, education is neither stimulating nor engaging. Recognizing that there are flaws in the public school

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    College Writing 24-102 Dr. Boggs American Public Education Today, education enables us to enlarge our knowledge and open doors for opportunities to the path of having a good future. In the five readings, each written by a different author, there was a lesson learned and something to take away from each one. Reading through the passages by Mann, Moore, Malcolm X, Gatto, Rose, and Anyon, each author contributed his or her point of view on general public education. This topic can be very argumentative

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    Since 1983 public education has been an issue in America. The system has been constantly changing every year with reforms. This constant change has been driven by the American people’s perception that education has declined and something should be done about it. First there was an increased emphasis on basic skills, making school years longer and more graduation requirements. Second, many began focusing on increasing teachers professionalism. Third, they began restructuring many things such as how

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