... not only scarce education dollars but also top students, since private schools exploit voucher programs by "skimming" or "cherry picking" only the highest achievers. What such a policy amounts to, writes Sandra Feldman, president of the American Federation of Teachers, is "to hell with all the kids left behind." and Yes, they may incidentally promote one or another religious creed, but their ... ...

• Word Count: 2004
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... usually no better and is sometimes worse. Charters are more homogenous in race and class than their comparative school district" (Wingert 2002, p7). Additionally, current American Federation of Teachers president, Sandra Fieldman states that a study conducted by the AFT in early 2002 found that "few charters are doing anything truly innovative, and too many are permitted to opt out of public ... ...

• Word Count: 1994
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Luther Jr. H.S is a ticking time bomb where violence rules, drugs are rampant, and students threaten other students who want to learn. Still many of these conditions go unanswered. One parent Sandra Stephens said, "we've brought issues to the administrators but the principal has swept them under the rug- principal Stephanie D"Amore told us that it was going to be taken ... ...

• Word Count: 1395
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... training. Many legislators feel that private schools are a sanctuary for academic accomplishments; however, it does not prove that their teaching strategies have a superior value to that provided in a public school. Sandra Peterson, co-president of Education Minnesota, the state's largest teachers" union clarifies her state's charter schools by replying: I've yet to see any advantage. Charter schools don't do any better ... ...

• Word Count: 1540
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the room for their audition. People were in and out of that room so fast, it made me so nervous. Finally, came my turn, and it was my time to shine. I honestly just remember going in there and pouring my heart on the floor. I surprisingly remembered all the routines, including my own. I even remember making eye contact with all five judges ... ...

• Word Count: 1502
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... Lights: A Town, A Team, and A Dream", uses high school football as a window through which we can study the soul of a Texas town. It is clear that Bissinger's study is meant to shine a light on the problems of American society in general, because the social and economic troubles of Odessa, Texas, are the troubles of the country as a whole. The book must be ... ...

• Word Count: 2172
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School