Fixing Failing Urban Schools
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This 7 page paper focuses on solutions to underperforming inner city schools. Language is given a great deal of attention. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA717urb.rtf

Florida Lottery and the School System
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A 5 page paper which discusses the intended role of the lottery in the school system of Florida. Like many lotteries, much of the money obtained from lottery sales is supposed to go to the enhancement of the education system of the state, but many states are finding that such promises are not being kept, or that by the lottery keeping these promises, the government is not funding as many of the educational needs as it once did, bringing about the same financial struggle for the education system that the lottery was intended to assist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAlottery1.wps

Florida State Lottery: Supporting Education As Intended?
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5 pages in length. The Florida school system has reaped significant benefits from financial support provided by the state lottery. With more than eight hundred and seven million dollars put toward the Sunshine State's educational community as of 1999 (Anonymous lottdist.html), the Florida lottery has well kept to its promise of supporting the state's current and future academic growth. The writer discusses how one can clearly see the advantage of having the lottery's influence upon Florida's academia by segmenting each dollar that is invested into the game of chance. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLClotry.wps

Four Issues In Educational Reform
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8 pages in length. The student discusses standardized testing, school choice, mainstreaming and vouchers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCEdRfm.rtf

Frameworks Of State: Article Review
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A 5 page article review. The article by Christopher Mazzeo and is entitled "Frameworks of State: Assessment Policy in Historical Perspective" (2001). In an overview and critique of the article, the writer responds to several questions provided by the original student. Bibliography lists 1 sources.
Filename: PGedev.wps

Frances Fitzgerald's "America Revised: History Schoolbooks In The Twentieth Century"
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4 pages in length. School history texts can sometimes read like a bestselling fictional novel under the guise of being authentic accounts. The reason that such discrepancies even exist in what is supposed to be a chronological compilation of what actually occurred in the past is, according to author Frances Fitzgerald, a combination of various movements throughout the decades as well as the political and literary license inherent to textbook publishing. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCFranFitz.rtf

Free Speech and Education Law
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This 10 page paper compares and contrasts case law as it pertains to free speech rights and board decisions. Three cases-- Pickering v. Board of Education, School District of Abington Township v. Schempp and Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District—are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA719law.rtf

Free Speech Zones on Campuses
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A 3 page paper which argues for a free speech zone on campuses. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAfrec.rtf

Freeman v. Oakland Unified School District
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This 3 page paper examines this case and shines light on the troubled California school district. The suit involves racial discrimination. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA429Oak.rtf

Freire's Banking System of Education and Mellix's Experiences
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This 5 page paper takes a look at Barbara Mellix's experiences in education and Freire's theories. Quotes from their works are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA218edu.rtf

Fremont Technology Plan and Enhancing Education through Technology Grant Program
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This 3 page paper compares section 5 of the Fremont Technology Plan to Criterion 5 of Enhancing Education through Technology Grant Program. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MHFREMONT.rtf

Full Inclusion in the Classroom
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A 4 page paper which examines information available regarding full inclusion in classrooms. bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAinc.rtf

Funding for North Carolina Education Goals
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18 pages. In the state of North Carolina it is up to the principal of each school to determine how the budget monies for that particular school are to be spent. These budgets must meet the guidelines of the state of North Carolina educational goals. This paper will discuss both the positive and negative aspects of having this responsibility be placed on the principal of each school. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: JAnceduc.rtf

Funding Special Education Under the Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
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A 3 page paper discussing how the update of IDEA affects school funding for special education. The verbiage of the latest revision to IDEA promises 15 percent of existing funds in excess of the amount paid to states in 1999, when the 103rd Congress released the above statement. If there is no "surplus," then states receive no additional funds over the level of 1999. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSeduSPEDfun2.rtf

Getting Serious About Education
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A 10 page paper discussing "borders and frontiers" as they exist in the state of US education in general, but particularly in the area of math and science. The paper traces gross changes in educational approach over the past 40 years, particularly as influenced by the advent of the space race. Individual teachers are to be commended in their dedication, but we lack a larger, comprehensive policy that can boost us over the high wall of the border that exists between public education and a brand of effectiveness that teaches the basics while also providing training in the creativity and innovation that will continue to be critical for our continued prosperity. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSeduSerious.wps

Graduation Requirements Ignore The Importance of Electives
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A 7 page research paper which looks at the way many schools districts have tightened the requirements for high school graduation while simultaneously cutting back on electives that have been considered 'luxuries.' The writer argues for the importance of electives in a well-rounded curriculum and offers possible solutions to this national problem. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Gradelec.wps

Gratz V. Bollinger And Grutter V. Bollinger
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3 pages in length. While greater racial diversity is, indeed, a viable objective to achieve within the environment of higher education, reaching such an objective by way of closing out other populations is not the way to attain such a goal. The preference that has been given to minority groups has considerably backfired, creating an unfavorable climate of reverse prejudice, as in the cases of Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCGratz.rtf