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Can Anything Be Done About School Violence?

school systems. One study conducted by the University of Michigan reports that nine percent of eighth graders carry a weapon to s...

Dropouts Among Gifted and At Risk Students

In six pages it is argued that students who are gifted, at risk are more likely to quit school than their peers who are not gifted...

Causal Factors of School Dropout Rates

In seven pages this study provides a literature review on school rates of dropout and how to predict and determine causal factors....

Programs to Prevent School Dropouts

In twenty four pages this paper examines programs designed to prevent dropping out of school with the importance of self esteem co...

Middle School Level Reading Programs and Educational Model Improvements

In twelve pages this paper examines middle school level reading programming problems in a study outline that focuses upon improvin...

School Guidance Counseling and Puppetry

How school guidance counselors can effective use hand puppets in young child communications is described in ten pages. Nine sourc...

Student Achievement Enhancement and the Role of School Principals

In nine pages this paper examines the Bakersfield City School District in a consideration of how the effective leadership by the p...

Urban Setting and Funding of Public Schools

In ten pages this paper examines educational program types used in urban areas and discusses the effects of public school funding ...

Public Education and the Impact of Social Problems

In six pages this paper discusses public education and the hefty price tag that is attached to societal problems in a consideratio...

Children's Intelligence Testing That is School Based

In ten pages this paper discusses intelligence testing that is school based. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography....

Managing the Classroom Through Observation

multiple examples, then they were asked to point out parts in their stories that reflected each of the steps demonstrated. The cla...

Educational Philosophy of John Dewey

This paper consisting of six pages considers the influence John Dewey continues to exert on the system of public schools and on th...

Going to Law School by Harry Castleman and Christopher Niewoehner

In five pages this report reviews the book's first few chapters in order to examine what valuable personality characteristics a la...

Latino Students of California and Changes in Population

is passed down from generation to generation, invariably perpetuating the academic discord that exists within Californias educatio...

Elementary School and DISTAR Reading Program

DISTAR reading program is being used more widely all the time" (Hone, 1994, p. PG). First introduced in the 1960s, DISTAR -- whic...

Elementary Education, Computers, and Test Scores

In eight pages this paper considers how using computers in elementary school classrooms produce benefits including assisting stude...

Schools and Mandatory Uniform Policies

Mandatory uniform policies for schools are assessed in a paper consisting of four pages. Ten sources are cited in the bibliograph...

President Bill Clinton on Public School Uniforms

of the best ways to reduce violence and improve discipline within our public schools. This declaration came after the President s...

Hiring Practices and School District Superintendents

In twenty two pages this paper examines superintendent candidate requirements in this consideration of school districts' hiring pr...

Supporting the School Voucher Program

In nine pages school vouchers are supported in this argument that focuses upon established programs in Florida and elsewhere. Eig...

School Vouchers Controversy

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) equate ...

School Libraries and Cultural Diversity

In five pages the importance of school library diversification so that multicultural student needs can be met is discussed. Four ...

Overview of Magnet Schools

In ten pages this research paper discusses the various issues relating to magnet schools in terms of whatever benefits they may of...

Overview of the Edison Project

that has a student enrolled in the Edison Project receives a home computer. Edison uses these computers to keep in communication w...

Suburban v. Urban Schools

Crime and delinquency often run rampant through the halls of any citys public schools just as they do through the streets. The ve...

San Francisco's Unified School District and the Reconstitution Process

In seven pages this paper discusses the reduced use of the Reconstitution process by San Francisco Unified School District Superin...

Public Schools and Students with AIDS

In six pages this paper discusses the benefits of allowing students with AIDS to attend public schools. Seventeen sources are cit...

Learning's Theoretical Components

from personal experience, including elements of culture; 3. the development of learning through the function of the brain is relat...

Action Research and Education

In five pages this essay subdivided into 2 sections considers the merits of action research in a new math class for high school st...

America's Schoolchildren and Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities

In five pages this paper discusses the argument the author makes within the context of inequities in U.S. public school funding. ...