Bolman And Deal's Four-Frame Analysis
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Case Study : A 15 page paper that begins with an introduction to the four frame model of organizations and leadership as proposed by Bolman and Deal and the justification for the model. Basically, the authors say that everyone sees the world and any situation through their own frame or perspective and it is important to recognize and understand other frames. The four frames found in organizations are comprehensively described and explained. The type of leader and leadership process that would be found under each frame is also explained and discussed. The second half of the paper is a case study: a scenario is provided and the situation is then analyzed according to each frame. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGfrmcs.rtf

Bottom Up Or Top Down – Phonics Or Whole Language
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A 9 page paper. For more than three decades, a battle has raged over the most effective approach to reading instruction. Is phonics or whole language better when teaching reading? This paper discusses the controversy from each of the perspectives, explaining each along with their respective advantages or benefits. The writer suggests a balanced approach may be the answer to end the controversy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGrdphw.rtf

Brief for Goss v. Lopez, 419 U.S. 565 (1975)
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A 2 page summary of this Supreme Court case, in which several students brought a class action suit against a Southern Ohio school board for suspending them from school without hearing either before or after the fact. The students' argument is that they were denied the due process afforded by the Fourteenth Amendment, and wanted all reference to their suspensions removed from their permanent records. The Supreme Court agreed with the students, but qualified their decision as not meaning that formal hearings need to be held for more minor suspensions. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSGossVLopez.wps

Brief for Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577 (1992)
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A 3 page paper summarizing this Supreme Court case. Petitioner Lee was a middle school principal who arranged for a local rabbi to conduct a nonsectarian prayer at the school's graduation ceremony. Deborah Weisman was a student who objected, and her father filed suit after the ceremony when he was unable to persuade a District Court to place injunction against the school preceding the ceremony. The brief includes citation for the case, a description of the sitation and the facts, rule of law, procedural summary and issue. It concludes with the holding and a comment. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSLeeVWeis.wps

Brimley Et Al's "Financing Education In A Climate Of Change"
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6 pages in length. Financing Education in a Climate of Change by J. Vern Brimley and Rulon R. Garfield strives to illustrate the inextricable components of economic funding and educational opportunity as they exist in contemporary society. That a solid education is becoming more and more difficult to secure with today's ever-escalating costs is a point upon which the authors focus with the intention of drawing attention to just how serious the issue has become for those who want to further their academic standing but are stifled due to financial deficits. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCBurrup.rtf

Brown vs. the Board of Education - The Battle Still Rages
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A 5 page essay that examines the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education and discusses the precedents that were in effect at the time of that ruling as well as the precedent set by that ruling. The background and a brief overview of the landmark case is presented and the effects of the ruling, both then and now, are examined. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: LCLBrown.doc

California Energy Crisis: How It Impacts The State's Educational Funding
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10 pages in length. California has been faced with numerous social, political and economic issues over the past decade, but one can readily argue how none have had such a broad and far-reaching impact as the energy crisis, detrimentally impacting seemingly unrelated segments of society. The state's educational funding – or the lack thereof – is but one of many offshoots from the energy crisis, inasmuch as federal government policy and Governor Davis's actions have been particularly unfavorable sticking points with regard to their response to the energy crisis, thereby creating many of the educational budget issues that currently exist. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCCalEd.rtf

California School Finance
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A 9 page review of California school funding. The author assesses past and current funding and emphasizes that while questioning the manner in which our public schools are funded and how they utilize those funds is quite prudent, spending too much time fighting about dollars can be as much a detriment to the educational goals as a benefit. Money does not always determine educational quality. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPedCal.rtf

California's High School Exit Exam
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Educational reform is not a new concept, it dates back to the advent of public schools and has continued through to the end of the twentieth century. This 5 page paper explores the California Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999, specifically the requirement of a High School Exit exam. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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