Introduction
Public schools in the U.S.A. are founded and operated by the government. Therefore, it is important for you to understand the authority that different levels of government hold over our school systems, and what your part in that process will be. People are often surprised to discover how the governmental system works in terms of controlling and running our country’s public schools. In this assignment, you will explore government and other online sources to uncover for yourself who has control of what, and who has the final say in how our education system works
Task
Select nine of the following questions and, in a webquest on your own, answer those questions. For each of the nine questions, provide at least two sources for your response to each question. Your selected questions, responses and sources should be submitted in D2L.
Process
Constitution of the United States and Education (1)
Back in 1975, Texas legislation system passed a certain law that did not allow foreign people that were not citizens could be denied from going to a school in the United States. Later on, the United States declared that this was uncivil and stated that these people were defended by the 14th amendment. The amendment ruled that not only citizens were allowed to attend public school, but any person that was excluded because of their citizenship.
Federal Budget in the U.S. Department of Education (2) + (3) and what other departments contribute
Around almost $79 billion a year is provided from the federal government to primary through secondary education programs. Some huge programs are No Child Left Behind which was provided with $15 billion in the year 2014, and IDEA Special Education State Grants which had more than $11 billion in the same year. Other ways they provide funding is towards the Department of Agriculture that provides funding for school nutrition programs, Department of Health and Human Services, the Head Start Program, and even the Department of Labor. Including the rest of the school years that kids are required to have under their wings will total to around $700 billion from the federal, state, and local governments.
Most of georgia’s annual budget goes to the education system and the departments that help make our system run smoothly. Around 50% of the yearly budget goes to school systems, transportation, and higher education like colleges.
Georgia's Largest Funding Origin (5)
Almost 50% of the state’s funding will be retrieved from local tax revenues, which is also the 21st highest in all of the 50 states in the United States of America.
Georgia Department of Health and Education (6)
The Georgia Department of Health and School Health Nursing helps and promotes safe healthy that can be contributed into schools to keep your children healthy and happy. There are over 1,000 school nurses that help with school nursing services, and the health department also provides help with school lunches to keep them healthy and nutritious for the students.
Chief Officer of Education (Superintendent of Schools) in Georgia (7)
The present chief officer of education is Richard Woods and is also a member of the Homeland Security Board. He began his career as superintendent in November of 2014 and reelected in 2018.
Teacher's Influence and effectiveness (8) + (9)
The influence that teachers bring to our schools and how they are running is bringing their hands-on experiences to provide their personal insight that can guide in a way that the leaders of the schools cannot. Having a teacher that continuously has the ongoing expertise on how students could be doing better or having improvements in ways others could not see unless they are in a classroom constantly active with students helps with using their knowledge to set new rules, begin to change the bad and creating more good for themselves and their students.