a follow up would be great. was he suspended? did this affect his record? anyone have his back?
This may create a snowball effect and don't be surprised if more kids stand up and speak their minds. Hopefully, with peace, strong rhetoric and no violence.
This may create a snowball effect and don't be surprised if more kids stand up and speak their minds. Hopefully, with peace, strong rhetoric and no violence.
Not every good idea has to be revolutionary. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. Teachers need to make more money if you expect them to put in more work. The requirements for an education degree should also be more difficult as right now it is one of the easiest majors in college.
For such a critical job in our society it doesn't make much sense to make it easy to achieve and pay so little.
We've been throwing more money at public schools for decades with absolutely horrendous results.
Does more money for public schools actually improve graduation rates in economically deprived areas? Camden, N.J. is a perfect example. This district spends around $23,500 per student. That's about 2 1/2 more than California spends at close to $9,375, and twice the national average of $11,824. The result? Camden High School has a graduation rate of less than 40 percent.
Well, perhaps they haven't spent enough. How about Washington, D.C.? They now allocate almost $30,000 per student. Do they fare any better? Not much. According to the Washington Post, the 2011 high school graduation rate was 58.6 percent — a drop of 20 percent from the previous year! If there is a correlation here, it is that recently increased school funding actually caused a DECREASE in graduation rates!
Now let's look at the other side of the coin. How about Alpine, Utah? They only spend $5,658 per student but have a graduation rate of 77.7 percent. Then there's Meridian, Idaho at $6,154, but 76 percent of students successfully finish high school.
Utah's average teacher salary is $42,335 while California's is $68,093. California's overall graduation rate is 74.4 percent while Utah's is 76 percent (so much for a correlation between teacher salaries and school success).
Throughout our country, politicians have thrown additional money at our public educational system for almost 60 years with little or no proportional measurable improvement.
