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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Campus Speech Codes
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12 pages in length. The quest for political correctness – both dubious and preclusive of all else – has reached an apex of complete irrationality when it comes to appeasing society's most vocal protestors, a wave of senselessness that has all but overtaken today's institutions of higher learning. College campus codes – "any behavior, verbal or physical, that stigmatizes or victimizes individuals on the basis of race, ethnic or national origin" (Kors et al, 1999, p. PG) – have overruled any logical approach to human interaction where prejudice – often perceived - is concerned, mandating instead the manner by which college students interact. This overt attempt to quell the presence of racially offensive exchanges has wholly bypassed its original objective, instead creating an entirely unprecedented – if not unwelcome – directive of how people are to relate to one another without offending a person's ethnic orientation in the process while disregarding everyone's innate right to freedom of speech. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCCmpsCode.rtf

CASE STUDY – HYPOTHETICAL U
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This 5-page paper constructs the formation of a Hypothetical University, from its governing board, to its leader. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Censorship
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A 5 page research paper that addresses the topic of censorship, with particular focus on public school libraries. Censorship, by definition, restricts the free flow of information and ideas. Censorship in the US is usually rationalized as a means of protecting minors from sexually explicit material. However, there can be considerable difference of opinion even on this topic as what some parents see as "pornography," others perceive to be age-appropriate information on sexual health. An examination of censorship in the US indicates that parents should monitor reading material in the home, rather than insisting that certain books should be banned in school and public libraries. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khcenpch.rtf

Censorship & The Sex Educator
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A 5 page research paper that explores the question: should sex educators view or show sexually explicit films; is this necessary for them to do their job better? The writer takes the position that there is a distinction between sexually explicit films and pornography and discusses the difference and offers an opinion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Censored.wps

Censorship-Filters in Libraries
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A 3 page research paper that examines the use of censorship-filters on public-access computers in libraries. For libraries throughout the country that wish to continue to receive federal funding, it is no longer a question of whether or not to employ censorship-filters on at least some their public access computers, it is simply a question of implementation. This is due to the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) (What's next, 2004). Censorship-filters are here to stay on children's computers in libraries (What's next, 2004). On that, there is no debate as the public, as well as Congress, are demanding censorship in regards to children's use of the Internet. However, it is still questionable as to whether or not all library computers should have filters installed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khcenfil.rtf