Over the past 4 decades, the U.S. economy has transformed into a globally competitive market which places a premium on knowledge and education, where the high school diploma is now “an increasingly important prerequisite ...

This paper begins with a brief history of accountability in education law, followed by a closer examination of accountability and its role in NCLBA. The paper then examines some key problems and concerns with the effectiveness ...

In order to understand fully the effects of poverty on education, a detailed study of the state’s taxation system must be undertaken. The regressiveness of Alabama’s tax structure guarantees that equal opportunity will not ...

The racial and SES-based student achievement gaps that plague United States public school children have devastating effects on post-secondary opportunities and success of low-income and minority students. . . . Because ...

Relocation programs improve the environment and opportunities of lowincome families, but fail to revitalize inner city, poor neighborhoods (policy option 2). Inessence, mobilization efforts cause ancillary risks. In all ...

It bears analyzing some of the commonly observed and advertised effects, both positive and negative, of urban renewal in general, and their particular realization in Baltimore. What follows is an analysis of urban renewal’s ...

There are two important questions to keep in mind throughout this paper. The first of these is how "success" ought to be defined. Is it college entrance and graduation? Is it a certain type or level of occupation; that is, ...

Although the potential benefits of expanded after-school programming should be offered to all children, the focus of this paper will be exclusively on low-income, minority students -- those that face significant structural ...

This paper considers NCLB’s [No Child Left Behind] impact on the racial and income achievement gaps the law sought to narrow. It will also explain how, in some ways, NCLB may have actually worked to harm the struggling ...

This paper examines the process of reform in NYC, over the past five years, to determine whether the reforms have adequately addressed the problems within the NYC school system. The paper begins by examining the conditions ...