Independent School League

Friends School has grown enormously since I was first informed in March that you would be searching for a new Head of School. I have enjoyed my exploration of your school and simultaneous education about Quakerism. I may be the most unique applicant for a Head of School position, having spent the majority of my career in a most distinctive, imitable, and evolving college preparatory school administrative position – Director of The Rivers School Conservatory, Chair of The Rivers School Performing

Prayer in school is a controversial topic of today's time. There are different pros and cons when it comes to bringing religion into schools. Varying from state to state the court’s perspective has played a major role in the decision of having prayer in schools, as well as the opinions of society. Understanding that your personal opinion is not the same as everyone else's is important and others may have different point of views. The controversial topics that give examples for each position allows

the better. The key terms for this topic are: Government School: one administered by the Department of Education in each State/Territory Non-government School: (private school) any school not administered by the Department of Eduaction, but including special schools administered by government authorities other than the State/Territory Education Department School:

positively associated with student outcomes” . Somewhat surprisingly, the Government have inadvertently agreed with this statement through another study which found that spending can play an important role in educational achievement and that additional school

California is undergoing in the area of public education funding. California currently ranks 49th out of the 50 states in public school performance K-12. Most people are understandably perplexed about how we will improve school performance and close the achievement gap if we keep cutting the funding? A bit of a chicken and egg dilemma. The failing of our public schools across the US and particularly in urban areas has been a rant of mine for a long time. I am convinced that a failing education

Discovering the Relationship Between the Law and My School Grand Canyon University EDA-555 August 8, 2012 Sitting down to chat with any lawyer proves to be a difficult task unless of course you are paying them. This was the case when attempting to complete this assignment as well, as our school lawyer represents several schools in the area and he was busy working with another school. Instead the questions were asked of our school principal, and our school superintendent over lunch during an in-service

Topic School Education - Private Participation for Educating Rural India Title of the Project Private Education in Rural India: Status and Opportunity Kripal Singh Niranjan, Private Education in Rural India: Status and Opportunity I. Introduction: World Bank statistics found that fewer than 40 percent of adolescents in Rural India attend secondary schools. The Economist reports that half of 10-year-old rural children could not read at a basic level, over 60% were unable to do division

Private or Public School? Adrianna N. Pillow Professor SooHoo-Hui February 15, 2015 California Baptist University   Abstract In today’s society, receiving a good education has become of the utter most importance. The real choice that is being faced now is what type of schooling program kids should be sent to. Should it be private school, with smaller class sizes or public school, where the massive attendance count tends to make kids learning last on the lists of priorities? The obvious choice

was not reflected in my educational trajectory. My parents, like many financially secure families in my area, sent me to a private college-preparatory school to escape the deficiencies of the public school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. While white

time in school. Jason and Liam worked equally hard and go to the same school, but as the editors word beautifully on page 127, “[Liam] struggled a bit--not for lack of intelligence, but for lack of experience.” With Jason having such opportunities, he ended up in more Advanced Placement classes. So because Jason is more wealthy, did this give him better education, getting him into those AP classes? A simplified interpretation of this argument can be given in the example between private school and public