... although still controversial provide today's modern students a superior learning experience than do our traditional public high schools( Stand for Children, 2012). What is the solution? There are new possibilities on the horizon. Traditional schools do not seem to prepare students as well nontraditional schools such as charter and private schools. Traditional school curriculum has not evolved to ... institutions. (Leslie, 2011) Charter schools have become a popular educational trend over the last 5 years and are somewhat controversial. One problem is the competitive nature of the admissi...

• Word Count: 3194
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... teachers. Help we need you! Hence is the cry of school districts all over the country. For the last two decades, a teacher shortage has loomed on the horizon. United States Secretary of Education, Richard Riley, speaking at a recent forum in Chicago called on the educational community to adhere to the three R's as it pertained to teachers for the new century "recruitment, retention and respect- ( ... Branch, 13). The teacher shortage is now in ... to existing teachers waiting longer to retire. Regardless of ideology, most policy makers, educators and citizens agree that many staffing c...

• Word Count: 2305
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate