SOCI 1010 1nd Edition Lecture 27 Outline of Last Lecture I. The Big IdeaII. Brief intro to Educationa. GoalsIII. The Return of Separate but Equala. What has caused increasing segregation?b. Impacts on schooling?IV. North Carolina a. Where do schools get money?b. Implications of funding systemOutline of Current Lecture I. Solutions? a. Charter Schoolsb. Vouchersc. No Child Left BehindCurrent LectureI. Solutions (based on last lecture)a. Charter schools:These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Public schools, released from some obligations and given ability to integrate different teaching methods, must apply to get inb. Voucher:i. State government provides funds for child to attend a private schoolii. State-by-state programiii. $$ is given to families (up to $4,200/year) towards tuition at a private school (religious v. non-religious)iv. In NC, called the Opportunity Scholarship Program.1. To qualify, must meet two requirements:a. Meet economic standard i. If family qualifies for free/reduced lunchb. Must be a current student at a public schoolc. No Child Left Behind:i. NC now exempt, have chosen “Race to the Top” insteadii. NCLB was based on the assumption that some subsets of students may not be doing well, but are lost in the “average” iii. NCLB required schools to track by gender, race, autism, etc. etc.iv. Data was required to be public, child left behind could be identified and schools could get
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