Role of Government

The Evolving Role of Government in Education

Evolving role of state and federal government in U.S. education

Education sector is the most important domain in any country; one that makes its citizens productive and constructive. While, in the United States, this sector is flourishing and progressing; there are still some problems that need adequate attention from the authorities. U.S. is struggling to maintain its superiority in the academic field of science, technology, engineering and other subjects, it is high time that women's participation within these domains (Costa, 2004).

In general, the urban middle and working class have access to a reasonable primary education, whereas the lower classes do not have, even more, many poor children do not attend school and many others are just holding it and feeding no proper education. The secondary level has deteriorated almost to everyone. Technical education was virtually dismantled years ago and, now there is a modest but significant recovery. In higher education, there is everything and those who seek to learn at this level can usually do, but, in many cases, the truth is that you can go through it and, come up with a title under his arm without having learned anything.

The need for alternative schools arose out of the abysmal dropout rate among the high school students in the United States. There are many reasons that lead to such a deplorable condition. The issue is on a rise in the poor urban areas of the country. The statistics are even more shocking for the disabled students and the ones belonging to ethnic minorities. Alternative schools have grown over the period, still to what extent they are effective, and what are the incentives and barriers to their success is still an under-researched area. Assessment tools need to be developed to effectively gauge the impact these schools have. As these schools are the only solution for the poverty-stricken people, mothers and other students who are unable to participate in the formal education system. The pedagogical techniques these schools employ, and the approach to teaching they take need to be standardized. Fragmented techniques are just going to make the system ineffective. An unchanging standard needs to be implemented. This is the only way to measure whether the schools meet their core objectives or not (Battistich, 1997).

Laws that have evolved or have had an impact on U.S. education

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Public Law 89-10, ...