LEGAL ISSUE

Fighting Crime at the Expense of Justice



Fighting Crime at the Expense of Justice

Introduction (Issue & Importance)

Dependence of Public School on funds has been a major problem in Florida along with many of the other states in US. Considering Florida in specific, Principle of Freedom High School, Tampa called Dave Sheppard was interviewed and was asked about the current scenario. Upon interviewing the following information was retrieved:

Q1. What is the current scenario of public and private school like with respect to the public policy?

He answered that greater emphasis has been placed on improving the education system by the US government that has led to increasing interest in the equity of education systems. Public education system in the United States focuses on providing education to all people irrespective of their gender, race, doctrine, disability, or family class. US education system has been divided into multilevel structure. Based on the principle structure of education system, four levels have been identified which include preschool (pre-school education), primary school (elementary education), secondary school (secondary education) and higher special professional (higher education) education. Policies for each level of education differ greatly in their extent tot effectively serve the need of education.

Q2. What kind of educational serices do both the types provide and what are their objectives?

Primary and secondary schools provide a broad range of educational services from specialized education to religious. Education content in these areas focuses on building self-discipline, and endow with sustainability of education structure through policies. Policy structure for education systems that are “equitable” provide high-quality education to all students by conforming to the US education policies for primary and secondary public education.

Main objectives of US Government's policy related to primary and secondary public educational schools are:

Provision of universal and free education to all children at primary and secondary education level

Providing full-time courses under the Vocational Training Council for Secondary level public education institutes

Offering alternative opportunity for secondary level education students who are unable to afford education expenses

Enabling schools to provide diverse and equalize education that serve differential need of students in US

Enabling schools to equalize on the level of education to help them build up knowledge, values and skills for studies level related to personal growth at primary and secondary level

Another objective of public policy related to public education is to enhance students' intellectual abilities

To enhance quality of public education at primary and secondary level by improving teaching and learning mechanism effectiveness

To improve learning environment at public schools

Enhance the flexibility, quality, and accountability of school administration (Anderson, 2011).

Background (History & Developments)

Q3. What are the school education policies in US?

He replied saying that Primary education starts for children in United States at the age of six. This is followed by twelve years of study, usually where students complete the classroom from first grade until the twelfth to graduate. Primary and Secondary education policies relates to the education level up to the twelve years of education. Policies regarding the school season extends from September to ...