Improving American Schools Across The US
The largest federal government contribution to the K through 12 educational system was the Improving America’s Schools Act, which was created in order to ensure that all students would be given the opportunity to develop the necessary knowledge and skills that at one time had only been expected from top students. They also offered support in the effort to make the education goals possible in all schools; most notably the ones that served disadvantaged or impoverished children. Combining high standards and federal resources with upgrading the level of instruction, and professional development and accountability, this allows teachers to help students move towards higher, world literacy levels.
The success or failure of this will make a world of difference. For the children it may mean the difference between finding doors open or closed to them as adults. For the nation it may affect economic prosperity, democracy and world leadership, or it might mean an overall decline in the US standard of living and influence around the world.
While all of these strategies have been “suggested” before, experts claim that they were perhaps not specific enough. This is one reason why organizations such as ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) have broken it down to 5 important educational areas, as resources have not focused enough on a good literacy program.
The traditional add-on type programs are not powerful enough to succeed. Leadership and support for world literacy will help all communities to prosper; therefore, all families and schools must do everything they can to enable their children to reach higher levels of literacy standards.
Many experts agree that setting higher standards for all children is perhaps the most important educational area that needs to be addressed closely, followed by implementing improved methods of teaching, and making learning a priority. It is believed that the third step should be the government offering more flexibility that will stimulate local initiatives, combined with sharing responsibility for student performance. Communities, parents and students must work together in order to meet the higher educational goals and finally, more federal funds should go to the areas that need it most, namely in the poorer schools and communities.
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