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Community College of Philadelphia Geographic Expansion

one way; more than 10 percent of those drove for an hour (General Summary Report, n.d.). Most community college students ar...

Policies of Maryland Schools and Dangerous Weapons

"dangerous weapon". The legal definition of "dangerous weapon" is pretty much consistent across states. In Maryland, the t...

Additional Nursing Schools Needed by Pennsylvania

currently has 9 major nursing schools, which include the University of Pennsylvania (one of the most renowned facilities in the Un...

Whites v. Blacks and Dropout Rate Disproportionment

2005). Despite the changes in college attendance levels noted above, black males are much less likely to graduate from co...

Role of Counselors in Inner City School Guidance Counseling

a perennial shortfall in state aid resulted in the reductions in guidance counselors at the same time that an increase in services...

High School Teens and High Dropout Rates

This paper examines the reasons why an increasing number of teenagers are quitting high school in twelve pages with various sugges...

Precedents of the U.S. Supreme Court and Free Speech

In five pages this paper examines how the 14th Amendment's free speech provisions affects symbolic acts in case considerations of ...

Notorious Scopes' 'Monkey Trial'

In twelve pages this paper discusses the intense creationism v. evolution debate this trial sparked in a consideration of evolutio...

Academic Test Scores in NYC

In five pages this paper examines plummeting New York City school testing scores in a consideration of scandals and Rudy Crew's 19...

Continuing Evolution of U.S. Desegregation

operated on a private basis; thus because it is considered a private corporation it can decide who may attend and who may not, whi...

UK Special Needs Education

In twenty pages this fictional case study on an ADD boy and his school behavior and attendance diary are the focus of this paper...

Needy Children and Community Counseling

In six pages the positive effects of community counseling programs held after school for needy children are emphasized in terms of...

Home Schooling Benefits

The normal curriculum does not provide them with the needed stimulation to continue actively learning. Other children are small f...

Argument Against Affirmative Action State and Federal Government Policy

the recent Supreme Court of the United States ruling that "upheld the right of universities to consider race in admissions procedu...

A Personal Narrative on Moving

in just a week and I didnt know anyone - no teachers, no other kids, no one. My fear turned into resentment as I focused my panic...

High School Language, Direct Learning, and Cooperative Learning Approaches

occurs in practically all human relations. It occurs between married couples, between college students, even between children. I...

Social Systems Theory and Foster Care

physical and social limits, functional components, and feedback mechanisms" (Reicherter and Billek-Sawhney, 2003). With regard t...

U.S. High Schools and Drug Use

In this paper consisting of 7 pages the uses of licit and illicit drugs in the high schools of the United States are examined in t...

The Glen Ridge Rape by Bernard Lefkowitz

In five pages this text regarding high school athletes raping a retarded adolescent is examined in terms of the community sociolog...

Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sex Education, and High School

In ten pages this paper examines high school sex education programs and their impact upon incidences of STDs and teen pregnancies....

Overview of Modernism in Literature

In five pages literary modernism is defined and then illustrated in such works as James Joyce's 'The Dead' from Dubliners, 'The G...

'Judging' Creationism or Evolution

This paper consists of five pages and considers a possible U.S. Supreme Court case on whether schools should teach creationism or ...

Discipline and Middle School

policies were being adopted by school boards across the country, often broadened to include not only drugs and weapons but also to...

Special School for Children with Problem Behavior

In six pages this paper discusses the benefits of such a special school and also considers a management tool in the classroom. Fi...

Parental Accountability for Children's Crimes

another excellent point in favor of the parents. So a valid argument would be that parents are not responsible for the actions of...

Language and Speech Therapy as After School Programs

In eight pages the proposed benefits of such after school programs are evaluated in an incorporation of research along with pro an...

Economy and Various Economic Approaches

In five pages such schools of economics including the Monetarist, Keynesian, and classical are examined in terms of their similari...

Benefits and Detriments of Distance Learning

In ten pages classroom distance learning is examined in terms of its advantages and disadvantages with rural school benefits perta...

UK Curriculum and PE

In twelve pages this paper discusses the United Kingdom's primary schools in an examination of physical education programs and its...

American Elementary School Special Education Students from Psychological and Legal Perspectives

the same critical exposure as other abled students. This concept certainly sounds as though it has inherent merit in that special...