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the Reynoldsburg City school and the school board, many teachers have decided to strike. When the strikers experienced a lack of support from the board, and even from the community, Emily Dillon, one of the strikers, decided to write an explanation. The primary source that she created was published on educationvotes.nea.org. Her piece is titled ‘“WHY I CHOSE TO STRIKE”: Reynoldsburg, OH, teacher shares her story.’ Throughout this primary source, Emily Dillon, an elementary school teacher and employee

York City School District The current sanctions placed on the York City School District by the Pennsylvania Department of Education have intrigued me since the day I started working at Jackson Elementary there three years ago. YCSD ranked 490th out of 496th school districts in the state of Pennsylvania in 2015. Last school year they did not improve as expected, according to the latest reports just released by the State Department of Education. The district has some goals to meet, which include cutting

It was 7:00 in the morning when we arrived at the Johnston City High School. Once everyone arrived at the high school, we got on the bus and headed off to Benton. As we stepped foot on the bus, we all sat there quietly, nervous about the results of this game. This was the game that determined whether or not we went on to state. Coach Simon and Coach Shane gave us one of their what we like to call "before the game warm-up talks". We were all nervous of course, but we were all determined to win this

long history of Columbia City High School starts. Columbia City High School is a very old school with very rich history, but it's time to turn over a new stone. Since this dilapidated school has reached a point when it's become of ill repair and there’s nothing more to do. The numerous problems that plague CCHS are constant. The final straw was pulled, the city has decided to build a new high school within the next three years. This is a large project that current high school students won’t be able

Contextual Factors Community, District, and School Factors Rio Grande City has 11.35 square miles of land. According the census it has a total population of 14,033. The median income is $29,974 with 5.6% unemployment rate. The immediate surrounding area of the school consists of a small subdivision mostly filled with one story houses. There are several small restaurants around that area that are well known. The RGCCISD has a mission to promote that no bullying shall be tolerated. They will strive

book, City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education. Noguera describes what he views to be the main problems facing urban education and suggests strategies for improvement. From years of experience as a teacher and school board member, he reflects on what he believes to be the real problems. Noguera blames the school’s failures on students, parents, and teachers which leads to blame local government officials or policymakers. Noguera states in City Schools and the

It’s senior night for the basketball players at City Christian High School, and for both JV teams, it was the last game of the season. The emotions were running high for players and fans alike, both parties knowing this would the senior’s final chance to play on the court. The JV Girls ran onto the well-lit, crowded gym with determination to perform to the best of their abilities, and of course, take the win. City started the game off right, with a quick, tight warm up. As they fiercely prepared

The school principal is in charge of their students, making sure the rules are followed, and punishments are made if they are broken. Fox13 reports a Salt Lake City elementary school principal has been placed on leave for the form of punishment she allegedly used on a student at Edison Elementary. An investigation has been launched focusing on principal Laurie Lacy's questionable treatment of a child. Lacy has been accused of telling a child to pull his pants down while he sat in her office. The

high schools since the mid 1990’s, incidents among high school students have been increasingly treated as criminal acts, sending students into the criminal justice system instead of the principal’s office. This is a growing crisis known as the “school-to-prison pipeline,” where even growth of out-of-school suspensions can result in higher drop-out rates and thus a higher likelihood of criminal behavior. Research has shown that both poverty status and minority status are predictors of school suspensions

released by NPR suggests that these emerging adults have been more aware of injustice because of the schools they attended during their adolescence. In this article, Carla Shedd—an assistant professor of Sociology and African-American studies at Columbia University—was interviewed for her book Unequal City: Race, Schools, and Perceptions of Injustice. The article argues that Shedd’s book suggests schools may be more powerful engines of adolescents’ place in society than their neighborhoods. The study