Assessment of Our Educational System

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This paper studies America's educational system, which it says is rife with problems that stem from inadequate and inequitable funding, opportunity and quality. The paper examines and assesses ways to improve U.S. schools, examining the role that a wide variety of players can take: from the teacher in the classroom to the parent at home, from local school boards to state and federal governments. The paper concludes that while improvement of America's schools requires a community-wide cooperative effort, the bottom line is that funding must be increased.

Outline:
Teachers' Role in Improvement
Parents' Role in Improvement
Local School Boards' Role in Improvement
State Governments' Role in Improvement
Federal Government's Role in Improvement
Final Recommendations

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"As employees in the public sector, teachers are in the not-for-profit business. Naturally, within an organization that does not function for a profit, salaries are less than that of organizations which function for monetary gain. One of the most often heard complaints from educators is the low salary. The amount of work that is required to teach using methods known as best practices monstrously overshadows the amount of time actually spent with the students. This lack of pay for preparation leads to teachers putting less effort and time into preparing their lessons which lead to a decline in the quality of education that is given to the students. The question is how to increase the pay of public school teachers to their contentment with the support of the taxpayers who supply the funding. This tends to be a great issue especially in areas with aging populations who do not directly benefit from the school system in the area."

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