John Leane, one-time Mesa County commissioner and now owner of Colorado West Custom Sports, provides officials for most sports in School District 51 and contracts with other school districts for officials. He has umpired baseball and softball games at various levels for many years. He says there has...

The numbers of high school dropouts are growing each year. Some of the main causes of children dropping out of high school are from the lack of parental guidance, falling into the wrong crowd, and difficult life circumstances. Without a high school education, finding a job is more difficult and the ...

School choice will improve education in America. Public schools are grossly inefficient, and are not educating many of America's youths adequately. Schools that are run independent from local government bureaucracy provide better education at lower cost. School choice would allow more students ...

School Choice: What Choice is there? Public schools are grossly inefficient, and are not adequately educating many of America's youths. Schools that are run independent from local government bureaucracy provide better education at lower cost. School choice would allow more students to attend better...

Introduction Violence among young people in society is increasing dramatically. Perhaps what is most alarming is that these violent acts are not only occurring on the streets, but in the school systems as well. School violence is defined as any physical or verbal attack on a person while on scho...

The Superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Peter Gorman addressed the Rotary Club in 2006 with a speech that addressed a plethora of issues. Gorman focused in particular on how schools and community organizations like the Rotary Club can work together to bring more ethics, fairness, and int...

High School Dropouts Even now, in the 21st century, where life evolves around degrees and technology, society is still faced with elevated numbers of teens that withdraw from school before completing their high school education. Where does this gradual deterioration of these teens ...

The twentieth century meant change for every citizen of the United States. With two World Wars, a severe depression, the struggle for the rights of women and minorities, and amazing technological advancements, the country rose and fell sporadically, but always found itself back on top. Because go...

Increased Parental Responsibility and Gun Control Helps Decrease School Violence Sitting on the couch after a long day at work, I decide to turn on the television to forget about my worries. All of a sudden my life is snapped back into perspective. My rough day consisted of whether or not I...

To my future parents, Hi my name is Kara. Would you be interested in being my parents? I'm looking for fun, loving, caring, down-to-earth and an open-minded happily married couple who will understand my point of views and relate to my problems. A parent who teaches about life and support my dreams...

Teenagers' joining the work force has been a controversial subject for many years in the United States. Especially in middle class families, where young people aren't forced to work out of necessity, but do it out of want or desire. In the article "Teenagers and Work," La...

Who A Title 1 school is a school that serves low-income children. A Title 1 school might also be a low-performing school, because poverty and low school performance are highly correlated. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is one of the largest federal aids to educati...

Teen Pregnancy: The Father¡s Role: If you did not know Sean, he would appear to be like what I thought was any ¡§typical¡ freshman in college. Unfortunately, until now I never realized how ¡§typical¡ Sean is. His golden brown hair is lightly buzzed and frames his clear blue eyes...

Many people imagine college as a simple time in life for students to be carefree and have fun. In actuality, the majority of students are bogged down in school work rushing to meet deadlines and cramming for exams. Therefore, this is normally a highly stressful period for most people. Students face ...

Are Parents Involved Enough in Their Child's Education Children today are motivated and influenced by positive role models in their lives. Whether their role model is a super-hero on Television, a favorite teacher, or a parent, children usually have someone that they learn from, and look u...

Two students walked into Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, armed with shotguns and explosives. The incident ended with tragic results. 15 families lost a brother, a sister, a child, a niece, or a nephew. From this incident many questions were left unanswered. How did the children get the guns...

In a perfect world all children would be equal, and they would learn without any reservation throughout their school career, but the world is not perfect and unfortunately our nation's children come from diverse backgrounds that prevent such an equal school environment. As a future educator I ...

INTRODUCTION The popularity of music education in schools comes and goes in alignment with the philosophical view held by educators and the community and the debate on the benefits or alternatively the lack of benefits of music education in school is ongoing historically and traditionally in educa...

1. Introduction The problem of violence in our schools is a serious issue in modern society. The problem of school violence has reached levels that necessitate intervention on many levels – including community and parental involvement. There is also a general consensus that preventative measures t...

According to the Iowa Department of Education, "the goal of No Child Left Behind, is to create the best educational opportunities for our children and to ensure they have every opportunity to succeed." The problems with the American public school system are becoming ever more visible: overs...

Peggy Orenstein's seminal book has become a clarion call for change within the public school systems regarding the disparity of treatment between boys and girls. The book draws felicitous attention to the critical issue of American culture's deleterious effects upon its young women. Accor...

The "No Child Left Behind Act" was signed into law early in 2002. It was a reauthorization of an earlier bill that had the goal of improving school achievement for all students (Jorkenson & Hoffmann, 2003). The bill was intended to increase accountability for student achievement or lack of same...

Case #19: Sarah Hanover Sarah Hanover is a first year math teacher that has had no problems with any of her students. But one morning the school secretary summoned her to the math office to take a phone call. She could have decided just to take a message, but this phone call was from an ang...

Bad Friends There are three main reasons I think friends may turn bad on you. First of all everyone matures at different rates therefore making some people think different than others. Another thing that might bring about change could be different hobbies or interests. Guys like to do guy thi...

ONLINE SCHOOLS-PASS LEGESTLATION Why wake up at 6 every morning, dress, eat, and go to school when you can sleep in till noon and just walk to your computer? Online public schools can provide this comfort and flexibility. By learning through the internet/computer, you experience the same ben...