1. UNIT SIX| EDUCATion

2. THE COMPARISON CONTROVSERY

3. THE CONSTITUTION CONTROVERSY
The Constitution grants the Federal Government no explicit authority over Education, the 10th Amendment applies: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Parents Rights & Responsibilities for Education
Religion in Education
Department of Education

4. The Curriculum Controversy

5. NO CHILD LEFT-BEHIND CONTROVERSY
The No Child Left Behind law—the 2002 update of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—effectively scaled up the federal role in holding schools accountable for student outcomes.
In December 2015, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act to replace NCLB. ESSA moved in the opposite direction—it seeks to pare back the federal role in K-12 education.
The NCLB law­—which grew out of concern that the American education system was no longer internationally competitive­­—significantly increased the federal role in holding schools responsible for the academic progress of all students. States did not have to comply with the new requirements, but if they didn’t, they risked losing federal Title I money.

6. EstablishED “adequate yearly progress” or AYP.
A school that misses AYP two years in a row has to allow students to transfer to a better-performing public school in the same district.
If a school misses AYP for three years in a row, it must offer free tutoring.
Schools that continue to miss achievement targets could face state intervention. States can choose to shut these schools down, turn them into charter schools, take them over, or use another, significant turnaround strategy.
What’s more, schools that don’t make AYP have to set aside a portion of their federal Title I dollars for tutoring and school choice. Schools at the point of having to offer school choice must hold back 10 percent of their Title I money.

7. CHARTER SCHOOL CONTROVERSY
Charter Schools. In 1992, a new reform movement was born when City Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota, opened its doors as the nation’s first charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded schools designed to meet specific educational goals, created by an organization under a contract—or charter—with a state or jurisdiction. Charter schools must abide by federal laws regarding equal rights and access, but they are exempt from many state and local regulations. Students attend charter schools tuition-free and by the choice of their parents; if there is an overflow of applicants, a lottery determines enrollment.

8. THE MONEY CONTROVERSY
The Snohomish School District spends an average of $8,553 per student each year.
The United States average spending per student is $11,841 per year.
The national average private school tuition is approximately $9,582 per year.
The private elementary school average is $8,522 per year and the private high school average is $12,953 per year.

10. The ELECTION CONTROVERSY
DEMOCRAT: President Obama's] Recovery Act represented the largest education investment since President Johnson. Committed to ensuring that every child in America has access to a world-class public education so we can out- educate the world and make sure America has the world’s highest proportion of college graduates by Committed to helping states and territories develop comprehensive plans to raise standards and improve instruction in their early learning programs and invested in expanding and reforming Head Start.

11. The ELECTION CONTROVERSY
REPUBLICAN: Supports the innovations in education reform occurring at the State level based upon proven results. Republican Governors have led in the effort to reform our country’s underperforming education system, and we applaud these advancements. Support .. block grants and the repeal of numerous federal regulations which interfere with State and local control of public schools. Support the English First approach.

12. HOMEWORK due October 31st
Take Home Exam
Republican vs. Democrat vs. ?
Read Domestic Policy: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
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