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    Hot Topics in Public Education
    Hot Topics in Public Education
    Hot Topics in Public Education
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    Hot Topics in Public Education

    By Annette Walker

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    Annette Walker addresses complex education issues facing public higher education and public school systems, particularly in California. Walker provides explanations for hot topics such as, the states fiscal crisis, funding public schools, and President Obamas new Federal Education Reform Initiatives including Race to the Top grant programs, which are easy to understand.

    Whether you know more or less about todays complex education issues, novice and professionals may gain a deeper understanding and heightened awareness of whats going on in Americas public school system. Walker provides the facts that tell the story themselves. She pushes for greater transparency and accountability for those elected officials in positions of power and responsibly to advocate for radical education reform, and calls forth the voice in you.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateDec 13, 2010
    ISBN9781450263030
    Hot Topics in Public Education
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    Annette Walker

    Annette Walker was born and still resides in Cornwall Ontario Canada. She is the author of, “The Unknown Truth” and her new novel, “Converge”. She is a mother of three wonderful children with over a decade of working as a secretary. Walker wrote her first book on her IPod 4 but quickly upgraded to a laptop. She has a lot of support from all her family and her friends.

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      Hot Topics in Public Education - Annette Walker

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Preface

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Glossary

      References

      Acknowledgments

      Hallelujah is the highest praise. First and foremost, I give thanks to a higher power. This book was written not only in my strength but also with an energy that is greater than me!

      For my staunchest supporters—family and countless friends, too many to name—you all know more intimately than anyone what writing this book means to me on a much deeper level. I sincerely appreciate you and thank you so much.

      Special thanks to my sister, Felicia Gray, and her husband, Robert, my niece, Leah, and nephew, Bobby. Shout-outs to my best friend, Eunice Carrillo, and my muse, Kevin McGary.

      Preface

      Who Should Read This Book

      This book is for anyone who seriously cares about the future of America’s public education system. I hope this is you! Whether you know more or less about today’s complex education issues, the issues are explained in simple terms that are easy to understand. Novices and professionals can gain a deeper understanding of this important topic and a heightened awareness of what’s really going on.

      Why I Wrote This Book

      You have, more than likely, heard about the massive budget cuts in education, specifically in the state of California, and you probably want an explanation for why this is. The campus setting isn’t nearly as nurturing and coddling as it was a few years ago. Tight budgets and enrollment caps, not to mention faculty and staff layoffs, have changed our way of doing business. Despite the discouraging circumstances, I am more committed than ever to help all students realize their potential.

      Moreover, I strongly encourage my colleagues and policy makers to get out of their offices and visit some schools and tour some campuses to see how much things have really changed. Spend some time sitting in a classroom or listen to parents tell their stories of what their child is experiencing at school.

      It is time for those elected officials in positions

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