EDUCATION

Education

Contents

INTRODUCTION3

DISCUSSION3

Book - Current Issues in Education3

Newspaper Article - www.nytimes.com4

Journal Article - Privatizing Education5

Website - www.brookings.edu6

CONCLUSION6

Education

Introduction

Rising concern about the issues faced by most of the high schools and universities of US regarding the trend of harassment, bullying, including cyber-bullying and violence has positioned high school restructuring at the front line of the education system. Critics have begun to question the degree of racial and gender-based disparity in the US high schools, and many states and school districts are looking for ways to address this issue. This report views these concerns and other issues of educational severity and highlights current attempts to confront and prop up high school students.

Discussion

Book - Current Issues in Education

Harassment, bullying, including cyber bullying and violence are common in schools, and LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, & questioning) youth experience more extreme and persistent violence and harassment in school than their heterosexual peers. In a study conducted during the 2005 school year, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) found that although most schools have anti-bullying policies in place, less than fifty percent (50%) of the policies include sexual orientation or gender identity. Many principals do not acknowledge or are unaware of the extent of LGBTQ student harassment taking place in their schools. This lack of knowledge often manifests itself in a variety of ways. (Graff & Stufft, 2011)

Newspaper Article - www.nytimes.com

Ever since President George W. Bush enacted No Child Left Behind in 2001 (the bill was largely bi-partisan - it passed with 384 votes in the House and 91 in the Senate, with influence from Senator Ted Kennedy), education experts understood that in calling for 100 percent of students nationwide to reach what Massachusetts would consider "advanced" or "proficient" on an MCAS exam was little more ...