Your job today is to research what the educational model is for some of the schools in the world that the Federal Government wants to overtake in rankings of public schools. You may use Google or Bing, and you must list the following policies and structures:
1. How is their Elementary school system set up"
2. How do they handle high school? How is it set up?
3. How much money do they spend on education?
4. How do they handle vocational education?
5. How prestigious is their post-secondary system compared to the USA?
and your countries you will research are...
(Choose 5)
1. Germany
2. Japan
3. Great Britain
4. France
5. Israel
6. Brazil
7. Australia
8. Singapore
This should be done on a blank sheet of paper, and turned in at the end of the period.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Public School Funding
DeRolph v. Ohio Department of Educ.
You and your new partner will be researching the historic DeRolph Case for Ohio. You will do the following:
1. Explain the background of the case. Why was it started, what prompted the publicity it received, how long did it take before it made it to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
2. What was the decision? How did it impact the Public School systems in Ohio?
3. How many times was it appealed, reaffirmed, and or reversed? What was the reasoning behind these decisions? How has the State of Ohio responded to these decisions?
4. How has the funding system in Ohio changed as a result of these decisions? If it has not changed, what are the reasons given for this?
You and your partner will choose 2 of the 4 to research- in other words, one partner will do two, while the other partner does the other two. Record your responses on a separate sheet of paper.
You and your new partner will be researching the historic DeRolph Case for Ohio. You will do the following:
1. Explain the background of the case. Why was it started, what prompted the publicity it received, how long did it take before it made it to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
2. What was the decision? How did it impact the Public School systems in Ohio?
3. How many times was it appealed, reaffirmed, and or reversed? What was the reasoning behind these decisions? How has the State of Ohio responded to these decisions?
4. How has the funding system in Ohio changed as a result of these decisions? If it has not changed, what are the reasons given for this?
You and your partner will choose 2 of the 4 to research- in other words, one partner will do two, while the other partner does the other two. Record your responses on a separate sheet of paper.
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