School governors are a team of people who work closely with the head teacher to make key decisions vital to the successful running of the school. The governors appoint the head teacher and make decisions that directly affect the education and well-being of the children. They play an important role in improving standards throughout the school and agree the school's budget. Within the governing body there will be at least one staff governor, there may also be a support governor and a (LA) governor appointed by the LA.…
If teachers would be more involved while collaborating and sharing information there could be more effective school reform.…
Venue shopping at the local, state, and federal level is a strategy reformers should use to maximize their power in influencing change. Henij references the advantages and disadvantages at each level that would benefit reformers when competing against the powerful vested interest that are already established. At the local level competing interests, teachers’ unions, are the strongest because they are the largest most powerful constituency focused solely on education. At the state level, they have more power, more constituencies, which weaken the influence of teachers’ unions, and can force district to comply. Ravitch hates reformers that give money to mayors because mayors have the power to make executive decisions. Ravitch supports school boards which rarely pass reforms, contain too much vested interest, and get elected by unions; while, reformers like mayors because they have bigger constituency and are typically more incentivized to reform education. The federal level is especially attractive because achieving change once means mass implementation across the country, and although it is harder to get stuff passed at the federal level, the interest forces are much weaker because the constituency is much bigger and more diverse. Therefore, if reformers what to maximize their chances at a successful reform they need to avoid venues where the vested interest have everything tied up, and search for areas that would work to their best…
There are going to be a lot of revisions in the future, and change is pretty much unavoidable due to the altering lifestyles that are occurring on a daily basis. To make school available to all that attend schools need to incorporate flexibility into their classrooms to make teaching our children a success. For example, the families with two working parents have a difficult time getting the students to and from school due to their work schedules. This could be addressed with schools holding different hours. Another example would be the students who learn at a different level than others. This could be addressed by students that tend to have a harder time grasping things can be paired with a student that is excelling in the…
Charter schools are defined as an independent public school that operates independently of the district board of education. While traditional public schools are run by the school district. As the years have progressed charters have become more popular because people believe that they are more child-centered and provide more educational choices for the children. While people who oppose charter schools are against them because of various reasons such as: corrupt boards, segregation within the schools, etc.. Charter schools are said to give families opportunities to pick the school most suitable for their child the question. Families and the public are now more than ever expressing opinions on the education system and what they need for their…
These types of schools have to have a community based ethos, they must participate in community activities and help within the community. Community schools are run and owned the local authority, as it is run by a local authority they have support by looking to links with the local community and by providing support services to the area. It has to follow the national curriculum. And the admissions are controlled by the local authority.…
Schools across England are funded and managed in different ways and will vary depending on the age of the child…
Independent schools do not require their teachers to have QTS and do not have to adhere to the National Curriculum as state schools do. Some of these are also single sex schools, although this number is decreasing.…
NCLB does provide for much needed innovation in education and allows parents unprecedented choice in the education of their children but it may jeopardize the success of traditional public schools, with such things as promoting charter schools. It provides a testing ground for innovative ideas and programs in education. However the amount of money needed to fund the charter schools serves relatively few students and spends money that could benefit more students in innovative programs within traditional public schools. This does however expand school choice in that it gives parents more direct control of the students ' education than previous generations have enjoyed. With expanding school choice it creates instability of funding that causes hardships and inability to manage finances and staffing needs from year to…
President Obama believes that Charter Schools are the answer for education reform. The White House states “The President supports the expansion of high-quality charter schools. He has challenged States to lift limits that stifle growth among successful charter schools and has encouraged rigorous accountability for all charter schools.”…
Charter schools are generally attributed to an idea by Ray Budde in the 1970’s when he wrote a paper entitled “Education by Charter.” His suggestions centered around reorganizing the traditional schools in such a way that a group of teachers would receive educational “charters” directly from the district’s school board. At the time, his ideas seemed too cumbersome to address an issue many thought was minor. People were more inclined to tweak or update the existing system than try to begin something new from the ground up. In the 1980’s, the “Nation At Risk” report was released, changing the perception of our existing public educational model and creating an environment where people were more open to changes and alternatives to the existing educational model.…
The following manuscript focuses on charter schools and the legislation related to charter schools. A focus will be on policy and the major driving force the policy and how it affects academic achievement across the state. The controversial charter school is one proposed method to provide a better education to students.…
Explain the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance.…
Copenhagen Organization School, also known as CBS, is situated inside Copenhagen, Denmark. CBS was established inside 1917 simply by Danish Society for the Progression of Organization Education and Exploration (FUHU), nevertheless, the idea has not been until eventually 1920 which human resources became the initial total study plan from CBS. Currently CBS offers more than 20, 000 students, 13, 000 workers and offers many undergrad and graduate shows within company, usually by having an interdisciplinary and worldwide concentrate. CBS' campus is located in Frederiksberg, near the center of Copenhagen, and facilities in CBS' primary campus Solbjerg Plads (finished inside 2000).…
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