Public Education Notes#
Public Edu philosophy and funding
Compulsory. 16 / 9 grade
Control: No nation wide curriculum set by fed. Fed exercise control by funds to special programs. Handicap and bilingual programs, not as far reached as other countries.
Education control
Locally 3 levels
State Depart of Edu 2 basic fun
curriculum requirement for all school in the state
numbers of credits to graduate
School district
number decided by size of population and size of state
run by school board
determines content of courses
decide available elective courses
operation of the school hiring
School
Teacher decide to to teach content and preparing and giving exam
local control by fund
Money from, Tuition go
Fond :8% from Fed. 40% from state texes, 52% from local tax from local community.(by voters)
Tuitions
Equality of opportunity
public school: funded by gov poor area , less money, less likely children have higher edu.
Private/religious school not funded by gov(usual by religious org). Questions about private school student parents have to pay private school tuition and public edu tax.
Increase secular nature equality
pressure on use tax to private school.
arguments
lower taxes?public school offer the best change of equally. Should not be less funded. Private school diversity is its own concern.
parent decide, unfair tax as well as tuition
no solution to satisfy every one
use of the tuitions funds:
each child to receive scholarship with educational value, schools compete the scholarship
each child to receive scholarship with educational value, school can add tuition
in trouble:
film “Stand and Deliver” poor students