Why We Need To Change?by: Denise Canchola

What is our Purpose?Doesn’t everyone deserve to learn?

Time for School?“When the snow falls, test scores also drop”

By Dave E. Marcotte and Benjamin Hansen

Fix schools with ideas, not money

January 27, 2010 | Class Struggle @ The Washington Post

“But we know that our schools don’t just need more resources.

They need more reform”

President Obama

Education-How do we improvewhen we are so behind?

The number of Americans that actually graduate from High School?

Over a million of the students who enter ninth grade each fall fail to graduate with their peers four years later. ...

Alliance for Excellent Education

High School Graduates - Make more money

- Get better jobs - Go on to higher education

- And have a better life Westwood College

Students drop out for many reasons, which include taking care of their families or even

starting new ones.

“Overall the households and demographics featuring the highest

educational attainment in the United States are also among those with the

highest household income and wealth”

Wikipedia

Study: Gap growing between rich and poor

Study concludes that inequality threatens the ‘American Dream’

“Wealthy households are not only widening the gap with the poor, but in countries such as the

U.S., Canada and Germany they are also leaving middle-income earners further behind,”

msnbc

Inequality in AmericaJun 15th 2006

From The Economist print edition

The gap between rich and poor is bigger than in any other

advanced country, but most people are unconcerned.…

Where Do We Stand Compared to our Neighbors?

“1 in 20 Americans Is Not Literate, a National Survey Suggests”

Liz Bowie , Baltimore Sun

Source: National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators, 2008

: . . G r a p h o f t h e D a y U S F a llin g F a r B e h in d in E n g in e e r in g E d u c a t io n

U.S. students behind in math, science, analysis

says.

updated 5:27 p.m. EDT, Tue August 25, 2009

We must step up in Math and Science to even compete .

We have the shortest school day, yet we wonder why we are not

ahead of our neighbors.

“Japanese society places a heavy emphasis on the schools students attend; therefore, there is high competition to attend prestigious schools. As a result, most young students attend juku (cram school) in the afternoons, evenings, Saturdays, and holiday to prepare for the entrance exams.” eMintsNationalCenter

“ Extending time in school would in fact likely raise student achievement.”

EDUCATIONnext

Maybe less testing more learning!

Do we have the education needed to compete in a global society?

“Our nation’s security and economic competitiveness will be enhanced if our citizens have a broad global understanding.” Graham Spanier

 

The level of one’s education willhave a significant impact on

their quality of life.

“If you go to college you get K-nowledge, which gives you greater P-otential which leads to more J-ob opportunities, which in turn, gives you more M-oney.” by Nick Anis

We must change in order to achieve!!!

Look Closely. Don’t They Deserve a Clear Future?