Arizona's Instrument To Measure Standards (AIMS)
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5 pages in length. Because students in today's undereducated society often do not possess the fundamental basics necessary for graduation, it has become unavoidable to implement a means by which to determine their readiness to embark upon the real world that awaits them after high school. The Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) was created as a way to measure each individual student's learning progress in relation to the Arizona Academic Standards, a set of ideals that defines "what students should know and be able to demonstrate at various stages of K-12 education" (Anonymous, 2003). The writer provides an overview of the program, as well as drawbacks for non-English-speaking students. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCAIMS.rtf

Article Analysis/Teacher Quality
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A 4 page article analysis that review a study by Goldhaber and Anthony (2004), which concerned the relationship between NBPTS certification and student achievement as a means for evaluating teacher quality effectively. The researchers found a positive association between NBPTS certification and student achievement and this is discussed, along with the details of their study. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khnbpts.rtf

Article Critique/Moral Leadership
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A 3 page article review on a scholarly article by Quick and Normore (2004). In their informational article “Moral leadership in the 21st century: everyone is watching—especially the students,” the authors point out that leaders in education should be consistently aware that their behavior is interpreted by others to be a natural reflection of the values that they support. Whatever action an educational leader takes, it generates comment. The writer summarizes and discusses the points made. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmorle.rtf

Article Review on Multicultural Education
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This 5 page paper provides a critical review of a paper called "Tolerance and Intolerance in Multicultural Education," by Robert Heslep of the University of Georgia. Concepts in multicultural education, tolerance and morality are broached. An abstract of the article is included. No bibliography.
Filename: SA113ME.wps

Article Reviews / The Politics Of Education Finance
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3 pages reviewing 3 articles on issues concerning government spending & education. Specifically examined are methodologies used by school boards to calculate annual expenditures, policy debates over education financing, and whether or not state lottery revenue should continue to be donated to these purposes. Full bibliographic citation is provided for all 3 articles.
Filename: Schlfina.wps

As Long as There Are Homecoming Games There Will Be Prayer In Football Games
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This six-page-paper presents a discussion on the Supreme Court's decision to ban student led , public prayer before high school football games. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: CWgamepr.wps

Assessing Leadership of the Great and Middle-Level World Powers, 1927-1939
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A 2.5 page paper that evaluates which leaders best served the national interest of their respective countries and which were the worst. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGgreatpow.rtf

Assessing School Funding Options
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A 4 page paper assessing 5 options for combining local and state contributions to public education in terms of achieving adequacy according to the Odden-Picus standard. The paper chooses a plan based on property tax rates and state contribution. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSeduFinance.rtf

Banned Books In California: K-12
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5 pages in length. Contemporaries and classics alike, such titles as Grapes of Wrath (unflattering to the state), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (use of the word 'nigger'), Catcher in the Rye (perceived inappropriateness of violence, sexual content, occultism and vulgarity), The Chocolate War, The Color Purple (issues pertaining to race relations, God, human sexuality and African history), Cujo (sexual content and profanity), It's Okay if You Don't Love Me (allegedly depicts sex as the primary objective for people) and Silas Marner (American Library Association, 2007) illustrate how the value of broad-scoped literary exposure and inherent constitutional rights in California's K-12 are disregarded by short-sighted censors. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCBanBksCal.rtf