Debating Issues in American Education

A Sage Reference Set
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4129-8978-7
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 3968 Seiten, Format (B × H): 267 mm x 366 mm, Gewicht: 7779 g

Reihe: Debating Issues in American Education: A SAGE Reference Set

This issues-based reference set on education in the United States tackles broad, contentious topics that have prompted debate and discussion within the education community. The volumes focus on pre-school through secondary education and explore prominent and perennially important debates.

This set is an essential reference resource for undergraduate students within schools of education and related fields including educational administration, educational psychology, school psychology, human development, and more.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Russo, Charles

Osborne, Allan G

Osborne, Allan G., Jr.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungsökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

009.001.B: Will Educational Accountability Enhance the Ability of Schools to Foster Student Academic Growth? POINT Bob Taft 009.013.B: Why Should Governors and Legislators “Invest” in Education? POINT Bob Taft 009.012.B: Is School Funding Sufficient and Adequate for Helping Schools Meet the Emerging Accountability Demands? POINT C. (Chad) Raisch 009.012.C: Is School Funding Sufficient and Adequate for Helping Schools Meet the Emerging Accountability Demands? COUNTERPOINT William Phillis 009.006.B: Should More Rigorous Teacher Education Standards Be Instituted or Are Traditional Accreditation Procedures Sufficient? POINT Kate Walsh 009.006.C: Should More Rigorous Teacher Education Standards Be Instituted or Are Traditional Accreditation Procedures Sufficient? COUNTERPOINT Mary Diez 004.001.B: Should Non-School Religious Groups Be Allowed to Use Public School Facilities? POINT Ralph Mawdsley 004.003.B: Distribution of Religious Materials: Should Students and Others Be Permitted to Distribute Religious Materials in Public Schools? POINT Ralph Mawdsley 004.004.C: Bible as Literature: Should Public Schools Be Allowed to Offer Courses on the Bible and Other Sacred Texts as Literature? COUNTERPOINT Robert Safransky 009.003.B: Will Standards and Accountability Enhance Educational Innovation? POINT Joel Vargas, Janet Santos 004.005.C: Should Schools Teach Both Evolution and Creation Science/Intelligent Design in Science Classes? COUNTERPOINT Aaron Cooley 004.008.B: Should Students Be Allowed to Include Prayer in Public School Graduation Ceremonies? POINT Ralph Mawdsley 004.008.C: Should Students Be Allowed to Include Prayer in Public School Graduation Ceremonies? COUNTERPOINT Martha McCarthy 008.006.C: Does the Law Allow for the Use of Different Disciplinary Standards for Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Robert Safransky 008.005.B: Should Teachers Be Subject to Drug Testing? POINT Richard Fossey 008.011.B: Should There Be Limits on Student Free Speech? POINT Richard Fossey 008.003.B: Should Students Be Required to Wear Uniforms? POINT Richard Fossey 008.007.B: Are School Boards Adequately Meeting the IDEA’s Requirement of Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for All Students With Disabili Timothy Morse 008.003.C: Should Students Be Required to Wear Uniforms? COUNTERPOINT Todd DeMitchell 009.015.C: Are Parents Sufficiently Focused on Issues of Standards and Accountability? COUNTERPOINT Kerry Coovert 008.011.C: Should There Be Limits on Student Free Speech? COUNTERPOINT Jeffrey Sun 008.012.C: Should There Be Limits on Teacher Free Speech Rights? COUNTERPOINT Jeffrey Sun 008.007.C: Are School Boards Adequately Meeting the IDEA’s Requirement of Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for All Students With Disabili Margie Crowe 009.008.C: Are Alternative School Leader Preparation Programs Really Needed to Prepare Next Generation School Principals and Administrators? COUNTERPO Theodore Kowalski 008.006.B: Does the Law Allow for the Use of Different Disciplinary Standards for Students With Disabilities? POINT Allan Osborne, Jr. 002.014.B: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? POINT Ralph Mawdsley 008.010.B: Should Charges of Sexual Misconduct Against Teachers Be Public Records? POINT Ralph Mawdsley 008.013.B: Should Educational Malpractice Be Actionable? POINT Ralph Mawdsley 002.015.B: Is There a Place for Popular Culture in Curriculum and Classroom Instruction? POINT Donna Alvermann 002.007.B: Should the Focus of Literacy Education Be on “Reading to Learn” or “Learning to Read?” POINT P. David Pearson, Gina Cervetti 004.011.B: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? POINT Courtney Mohn 008.001.B: Academic Freedom: Should K-12 Teachers Have Greater Control Over the Content of the Curricula They Teach? POINT Ralph Sharp 002.015.C: Is There a Place for Popular Culture in Curriculum and Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Margaret Finders 002.006.B: Should Standardized Student Assessments Guide Curriculum and Instruction in Schools? POINT Marc Stein 009.002.C: Will Common Academic Standards Make America More Educationally Competitive? COUNTERPOINT John White 009.001.C: Will Educational Accountability Enhance the Ability of Schools to Foster Student Academic Growth? COUNTERPOINT Joseph Watras 005.001.C: Should All Public Schools Adopt Dress Code Policies That Focus on Student Safety? COUNTERPOINT Richard Fossey 005.005.C: Should Educators Assume a Duty to Prevent Students From Committing Suicide? COUNTERPOINT Richard Fossey 005.001.B: Should All Public Schools Adopt Dress Code Policies That Focus on Student Safety? POINT Todd DeMitchell 005.004.B: Should Educators Be Liable for Failing to Stop Bullying in the Classroom? POINT Mary Bradely 005.008.B: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? POINT Phillip Blackman 005.012.B: In Loco Parentis: Should Teachers Take the Place of Parents in All School Disciplinary Matters? POINT Dana Thompson Dorsey 002.003.B: Do Curriculum and Instruction in Schools Need to Be More or Less Programmatic? POINT Marcia Davis 005.011.C: Are State and Federal Teacher Protection Acts Needed to Protect Teachers from Lawsuits When Disciplining Students? COUNTERPOINT Janet Decker 002.011.C: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? COUNTERPOINT A. Jonathan Eakle 002.014.C: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? COUNTERPOINT A. Jonathan Eakle 004.011.C: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Kathryn Shields 008.015.C: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? COUNTERPOINT Michael Jernigan 004.014.C: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words “Under God”? COUNTERPOINT Amanda Cooley 005.013.C: Are School Officials Too Quick to Seclude or Restrain Students When Disciplining Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Michelle Gough 002.006.C: Should Standardized Student Assessments Guide Curriculum and Instruction in Schools? COUNTERPOINT Christopher Knaus 002.012.C: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? COUNTERPOINT Rosa Aurora Chavez-Eakle 005.006.C: Child Abuse and Neglect: Must Teachers Report Any and All Suspicion Child Abuse and Neglect? COUNTERPOINT Stephanie McCall 005.011.B: Are State and Federal Teacher Protection Acts Needed to Protect Teachers from Lawsuits When Disciplining Students? POINT Amy Steketee 005.007.C: Should Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Be Abolished? COUNTERPOINT Emily Richardson 008.005.C: Should Teachers Be Subject to Drug Testing? COUNTERPOINT Robert Cloud 008.012.B: Should There Be Limits on Teacher Free Speech Rights? POINT Robert Cloud 002.019.C: New Technologies: Have Computers and Other New Technologies Enhanced Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Jill Castek 005.008.C: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? COUNTERPOINT Peter Moran 009.007.C: Will Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure Attract Stronger Teachers to American Classrooms? COUNTERPOINT Sandra Stroot 009.009.C: Should Value-Added Modeling Be Used to Identify Highly Effective Teachers? COUNTERPOINT Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch, Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch, Martha Hendricks, Suzanne Franco 002.011.B: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? POINT Ellen Winner 002.004.B: Should Teachers Have Decision-Making Powers in Designing Statewide Curricula? POINT Jennifer Jones 005.006.B: Child Abuse and Neglect: Must Teachers Report Any and All Suspicion Child Abuse and Neglect? POINT Susan Bon 009.010.B: Do Strong Unions Help or Hinder Strong Accountability? POINT Dennis Reardon 004.015.B: Should Public School Students Be Given Released Time for Religious Instruction? POINT Kiera Gottemoeller 009.002.B: Will Common Academic Standards Make America More Educationally Competitive? POINT Terry Ryan 009.014.B: Will Stronger Business and Corporate Investment Enhance Student Achievement? POINT Shaun Yoder, Susan Bodary 009.014.C: Will Stronger Business and Corporate Investment Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Richard Van Vleck 005.009.C: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? COUNTERPOINT Erin Snell 009.004.B: Will Increased Federal and State Intervention and Funding Increase Student Achievement? POINT Susan Zelman 002.013.C: Should There Be Alternative Special Education Curricula or Should Students With Special Needs Be Part of Mainstream Classroom Instruction? Timothy Morse 009.008.B: Are Alternative School Leader Preparation Programs Really Needed to Prepare Next Generation School Principals and Administrators? POINT Emmy Partin, Jamie O'Leary 005.014.C: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? COUNTERPOINT Diana Rogers-Adkinson 001.015.C: Are Year-Round Schools an Appropriate Way to Improve Student Outcomes? COUNTERPOINT Aaron Cooley 001.009.B: Is Head Start Worth Preserving? POINT Carolyn Talbert-Johnson 001.015.B: Are Year-Round Schools an Appropriate Way to Improve Student Outcomes? POINT Carolyn Talbert-Johnson 002.010.B: Is Cultural Diversity Appropriately Represented in Today’s Classroom Instruction? POINT Lisa Patel Stevens 002.008.C: The Race to the Top Program: Should America Strive to Be the Global Leader in Math, Science, and Technology Education? COUNTERPOINT George Hruby 002.009.B: Should “English Only” Curriculum Be Eliminated or Expanded? POINT Elizabeth Bernhardt 001.008.B: Are Publicly Funded Programs That Afford Parents the Option of Where to Educate Their Children at Public Expense the Most Appropriate Ways Ralph Mawdsley 001.010.C: Should Home Schooling Be Subject to Greater State Regulation in Such Areas as Teacher Qualifications and Curricular Content? COUNTERPOINT Ralph Mawdsley 001.013.C: Do Private, Nonsectarian Schools Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Mark Littleton 008.009.B: Are the Tests That the Supreme Court Provided in Dealing With Peer-to-Peer and Teacher on Student Sexual Harassment Workable? POINT Stacey Edmonson 006.005.C: Should the States Rely on Local Property Taxes as a Primary Method of Financing Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT C. Raisch 002.008.B: The Race to the Top Program: Should America Strive to Be the Global Leader in Math, Science, and Technology Education? POINT Mark Templin 006.004.B: Should the Leadership of Each Individual School Have the Authority to Determine How Money Is Spent at That Particular School? POINT Carlee Escue 006.009.C: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? COUNTERPOINT Carlee Escue 001.001.C: Are Charter Schools a Viable Educational Model as an Alternative to Public Education? COUNTERPOINT Zorka Karanxha 001.001.B: Are Charter Schools a Viable Educational Model as an Alternative to Public Education? POINT Eric Hall 006.015.C: Should School Districts Charge Additional Fees for Academic Programs Such as Advanced Placement Classes? COUNTERPOINT Christine Kiracofe 006.016.B: Should the State Give Vouchers to Poor Students to Allow Them to Attend Private Schools? POINT Christine Kiracofe 006.014.B: Should Students Pay Additional Fees to Participate in Extracurricular Activities Such As Athletics or the Band? POINT Robert Safransky 006.010.C: Should Courts Consider Claims That School Finance System Violates the State Constitution? COUNTERPOINT R. Wood 006.012.C: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? COUNTERPOINT R. Wood 006.006.C: Should the Federal Government Dictate Curriculum as a Condition of the School District Receiving Federal Funds? COUNTERPOINT Scott Bauries 006.011.C: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? COUNTERPOINT Scott Bauries 002.010.C: Is Cultural Diversity Appropriately Represented in Today’s Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Loukia Sarroub 005.005.B: Should Educators Assume a Duty to Prevent Students From Committing Suicide? POINT Nathan Burroughs 006.001.C: Should Local School Districts Be Able to Impose Additional Taxes in Order to Provide Additional Educational Resources? COUNTERPOINT William Koski 006.010.B: Should Courts Consider Claims That School Finance System Violates the State Constitution? POINT William Koski 002.007.C: Should the Focus of Literacy Education Be on “Reading to Learn” or “Learning to Read?” COUNTERPOINT Marcia Invernizzi, Latisha Hayes 006.014.C: Should Students Pay Additional Fees to Participate in Extracurricular Activities Such As Athletics or the Band? COUNTERPOINT Steven Million 002.019.B: New Technologies: Have Computers and Other New Technologies Enhanced Classroom Instruction? POINT Margaret Hagood 008.002.B: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? POINT Amanda Cooley 010.001.B: Is Assistive Technology or Universal Design a More Effective Method of Technology Integration for Students With Disabilities? POINT Timothy Morse 005.004.C: Should Educators Be Liable for Failing to Stop Bullying in the Classroom? COUNTERPOINT Jesulon Gibbs 006.004.C: Should the Leadership of Each Individual School Have the Authority to Determine How Money Is Spent at That Particular School? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius 006.018.C: Should the State Create and Fund Charter Schools That Are Not Subject to the Same Standards and Requirements as Traditional Schools? COUNTE Betty Cox 006.001.B: Should Local School Districts Be Able to Impose Additional Taxes in Order to Provide Additional Educational Resources? POINT Anthony Rolle 001.003.B: Should Faith-Based Charter Schools Survive Constitutional Scrutiny? POINT Bruce Cooper 001.011.B: Should the Jewish Community in the United States Provide Jewish Day Schools for Every Jewish Child as a Means of Preserving Their Jewish Id Bruce Cooper 008.015.B: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? POINT Bruce Cooper 002.005.B: Does National Accreditation of Education Schools Improve Teacher and Education Leadership Programs? POINT Katharine Rasch 006.015.B: Should School Districts Charge Additional Fees for Academic Programs Such as Advanced Placement Classes? POINT Robert Safransky 006.002.B: Should States Limit the Indebtedness of Local School Districts? POINT Luke Cornelius 002.017.B: Are Online and Other Virtual Means of Curriculum and Instruction the Future of Education? POINT John Castellani 001.005.B: Do Single-Sex Classes and/or Schools Better Address the Needs of Elementary and/or Secondary School Students? POINT Vivian Gordon 006.007.B: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Educcation Services? POINT Michael Hazelkorn 006.009.B: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? POINT Janet Decker 002.005.C: Does National Accreditation of Education Schools Improve Teacher and Education Leadership Programs? COUNTERPOINT David Reinking, Jamie Colwell 008.009.C: Are the Tests That the Supreme Court Provided in Dealing With Peer-to-Peer and Teacher on Student Sexual Harassment Workable? COUNTERPOINT Mark Littleton 006.008.B: When Individual States Mandate That Local School Districts Provide Gifted Education, Should the State Pay All the Costs of Gifted Education Nicola Alexander 004.013.B: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? POINT Allison Ostrowski 004.012.C: Should Students Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Maureen Sexton 001.006.C: Is There Any Benefit to Proprietary For-Profit Schools? COUNTERPOINT Mary Grilliot 001.005.C: Do Single-Sex Classes and/or Schools Better Address the Needs of Elementary and/or Secondary School Students? COUNTERPOINT Jyllian Guerriero 001.006.B: Is There Any Benefit to Proprietary For-Profit Schools? POINT Lesley McCue 007.004.C: Should the Role of the Judicial Branch of Government Be Reduced in the Governance of Public Education? COUNTERPOINT Sonya Horsford 006.017.B: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? POINT Korrin Ziswiler 001.002.B: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? POINT Ralph Mawdsley 004.007.B: Should Teachers Be Able to Pray in Public Schools? POINT William Thro 006.013.B: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina R. Wood 006.017.C: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? COUNTERPOINT Barbara De Luca 007.012.C: Will an Increased Focus on the Market Economy and Global Competition in K-12 Public Education Prepare Students to Succeed Economically? COU Casey George-Jackson 005.009.B: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? POINT Robin Fankhauser 004.012.B: Should Students Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? POINT Jane Novick 007.002.C: Do Teacher and Other Employee Unions Reduce the Ability of Principals and Superintendents to Run and Reform Schools? COUNTERPOINT Lisa Diriscoll 004.015.C: Should Public School Students Be Given Released Time for Religious Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Lindsey Swanson 001.003.C: Should Faith-Based Charter Schools Survive Constitutional Scrutiny? COUNTERPOINT Janet Mulvey 005.010.C: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? COUNTERPOINT Jennifer Sughrue 005.002.C: Are Zero Tolerance Policies Acceptable With Respect to Drugs, Alcohol, Weapons, Where Student Safety Is Concerned? COUNTERPOINT Charles Vergon 009.009.B: Should Value-Added Modeling Be Used to Identify Highly Effective Teachers? POINT Jim Mahoney 009.013.C: Why Should Governors and Legislators “Invest” in Education? COUNTERPOINT William Proefriedt 002.013.B: Should There Be Alternative Special Education Curricula or Should Students With Special Needs Be Part of Mainstream Classroom Instruction? Margie Crowe 010.001.C: Is Assistive Technology or Universal Design a More Effective Method of Technology Integration for Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Margie Crowe 004.007.C: Should Teachers Be Able to Pray in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Adam Hyde 009.011.C: Should the Carnegie Unit Be Eliminated? COUNTERPOINT Tracey Smith 008.002.C: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? COUNTERPOINT Clayton Slaughter 005.014.B: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? POINT Theresa Ochoa 010.004.B: What Are the Policy and Technology Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Courses in K-12 School Environments? POINT Leanna Archambault 010.006.B: Are Virtual Schools More Cost-Effective Compared to Traditional, Brick-and-Mortar Schools? POINT Michael Barbour 010.008.B: Is the Use of Video Surveillance Cameras in Schools an Invasion of Student Privacy? POINT Kevin Brady 001.004.B: Do Magnet Schools Enhance Student Achievement? POINT Timothy Ilg 001.008.C: Are Publicly Funded Programs That Afford Parents the Option of Where to Educate Their Children at Public Expense the Most Appropriate Ways Timothy Ilg 010.009.B: Should National and/or State-Level Technology Standards Be Required for Today’s Teachers? POINT Kevin Oliver 010.009.C: Should National and/or State-Level Technology Standards Be Required for Today’s Teachers? COUNTERPOINT Raymond Rose 001.016.C: Are Native American Schools a Viable Means of Enhancing Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Rachel Trimble 001.016.B: Are Native American Schools a Viable Means of Enhancing Student Achievement? POINT Carolyn Brown 005.012.C: In Loco Parentis: Should Teachers Take the Place of Parents in All School Disciplinary Matters? COUNTERPOINT Allison Howland 004.009.C: Should Moments of Silence Be Conducted or Sanctioned by Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius 004.013.C: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius 005.013.B: Are School Officials Too Quick to Seclude or Restrain Students When Disciplining Students With Disabilities? POINT Alli Fetter-Harrott 001.004.C: Do Magnet Schools Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT David Dolph, David Dolph 006.013.C: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina Barbara De Luca 003.007.C: Given school dropout rates, especially among poor and minority students, should college attendance be the norm for all U.S. students? COUN Valerie Hill-Jackson, Brandon Fox, Rachel Jackson, Marlon James 010.002.B: What Are the Major Policy and Technology Issues Involving the Adoption of e-Books in Today’s Schools? POINT Meredith Stewart 001.009.C: Is Head Start Worth Preserving? COUNTERPOINT Tamela Dixon 003.008.C: Does incorporating elements from popular culture such as hip hop on school campuses helps public schools serve diverse student populations Dana Griffin 003.007.B: Given school dropout rates, especially among poor and minority students, should college attendance be the norm for all U.S. students? POIN Saran Donahoo 006.005.B: Should the States Rely on Local Property Taxes as a Primary Method of Financing Public Schools? POINT Steven Hinshaw 003.001.C: Are legislated school desegregation policies adequate to address unequal educational opportunities for students of color? COUNTERPOINT E James, Paul Pitre 003.005.B: Is aid to schools under Title I the best way to close the achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and those who Paul Pitre, E James 003.012.B: Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational programming and placement? POINT Wayne Lewis 003.011.C: Should English Only classes be the model for enabling English language learners to acquire English proficiency? COUNTERPOINT Patrice Preston-Grimes, Wendy Amato 007.009.B: Will Giving School Administrators More Control Over the Structure and Policies That Govern High Schools Lead to Improvements in the Educati Liz Hollingworth 003.006.B: Is aid to schools under Title I an appropriate strategy for closing the achievement gap between minority and majority students? POINT Richard Hunter, Clare Beckett-Mciroy 007.009.C: Will Giving School Administrators More Control Over the Structure and Policies That Govern High Schools Lead to Improvements in the Educati Ted Purinton 007.007.B: Are School Boards Necessary in Today’s Public Schools? POINT Meredith Mountford 007.007.C: Are School Boards Necessary in Today’s Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Rayma Harchar 007.005.C: Should School Leaders Have the Primary Responsibility for Lowering the Achievement Gap for Minority Students? COUNTERPOINT Wayne Lewis 007.014.C: Should the K-12 School Organizational Structure for Public Education in the United States Be Dramatically Altered? COUNTERPOINT Thomas Alsbury 010.005.B: What Are the Leading Policy and Technology Issues Associated With Today’s Virtual Schools As Effective Student Learning Environments? POINT Kathryn Kennedy 007.001.B: Should School Governance Be Shifted From Local School Boards to the Additional and Direct Control of Elected Political Leaders? POINT Jose Llanes 002.012.B: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? POINT Carol Mills, Linda Brody 005.002.B: Are Zero Tolerance Policies Acceptable With Respect to Drugs, Alcohol, Weapons, Where Student Safety Is Concerned? POINT Aimee Gibbs 005.007.B: Should Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Be Abolished? POINT Aimee Gibbs 001.013.B: Do Private, Nonsectarian Schools Enhance Student Achievement? POINT William Jeynes 004.004.B: Bible as Literature: Should Public Schools Be Allowed to Offer Courses on the Bible and Other Sacred Texts as Literature? POINT William Jeynes 004.005.B: Should Schools Teach Both Evolution and Creation Science/Intelligent Design in Science Classes? POINT William Jeynes 004.014.B: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words “Under God”? POINT William Jeynes 009.003.C: Will Standards and Accountability Enhance Educational Innovation? COUNTERPOINT Philip Smith 007.014.B: Should the K-12 School Organizational Structure for Public Education in the United States Be Dramatically Altered? POINT Dawn Williams 001.012.C: Are Culturally Specific ic Charter Schools an Appropriate Means of Preserving Muslim Identity? COUNTERPOINT Martha Bigelow 007.010.C: Has Allowing and Encouraging Private Corporations to Participate in Public Education Positively Affected School Governance? COUNTERPOINT Janelle Scott 003.008.B: Does incorporating elements from popular culture such as hip hop on school campuses helps public schools serve diverse student populations? Latish Reed, Natalie Tran, Christopher Thomas 007.012.B Will an Increased Focus on the Market Economy and Global Competition in K-12 Public Education Prepare Students to Succeed Economically? POIN Kevin Hollenbeck 007.011.C: Has the Increased Emphasis on Parent Involvement Hindered the Ability of Administrators to Lead Public Schools and Districts? COUNTERPOINT Lewis Madhlangobe 003.009.B: Should all forms of ability grouping and tracking be eliminated in schools? POINT Deborah Harmon 007.010.B: Has Allowing and Encouraging Private Corporations to Participate in Public Education Positively Affected School Governance? POINT Donald Peurach 007.008.C: Do Charter Schools Improve Governance Within the Public Education System? COUNTERPOINT Sandra Vergari 003.010.B: Do current funding structures and districting criteria of public education disenfranchise ethnic and racial minority students? POINT Enid Jones 009.015.B: Are Parents Sufficiently Focused on Issues of Standards and Accountability? POINT Rodney Kennedy 007.011.B: Has the Increased Emphasis on Parent Involvement Hindered the Ability of Administrators to Lead Public Schools and Districts? POINT Larry Dlugosh 007.003.B: Has the Increased Role of the Federal Government in the Governance of Schools Through Various Initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, Im Malila Robinson 007.008.B: Do Charter Schools Improve Governance Within the Public Education System? POINT James Crawford 007.006.B: Are School Administrators Being Prepared to Adequately Address Gender Issues? POINT Jacqueline Jacobs 006.016.C: Should the State Give Vouchers to Poor Students to Allow Them to Attend Private Schools? COUNTERPOINT Lenford Sutton 006.018.B: Should the State Create and Fund Charter Schools That Are Not Subject to the Same Standards and Requirements as Traditional Schools? POINT Lenford Sutton 007.013.B: Will Declining Faith in Public Education Lead to the Appointment of More School Leaders Who Lack a Professional Educational Background? POI Sharon Wilbur 001.012.B: Are Culturally Specific Charter Schools an Appropriate Means of Preserving Muslim Identity? POINT Letitia Basford 007.005.B: Should School Leaders Have the Primary Responsibility for Lowering the Achievement Gap for Minority Students? POINT Kristina Hesbol 003.014.C: Can compensatory education programs under Title I of No Child Left Behind improve the education of students by eliminating special assignme Latish Reed 007.006.C: Are School Administrators Being Prepared to Adequately Address Gender Issues? COUNTERPOINT Ellen Eckman 007.013.C: Will Declining Faith in Public Education Lead to the Appointment of More School Leaders Who Lack a Professional Educational Background? COU Shellie Gammill 007.003.C: Has the Increased Role of the Federal Government in the Governance of Schools Through Various Initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, Im Jason LaFrance, Lucindia Chance 003.002.C: Are multicultural counseling programs in schools needed to improve the academic performance of students? COUNTERPOINT Jennifer Burris, Katrina Akande, Sonja Feist-Price 009.011.B: Should the Carnegie Unit Be Eliminated? POINT James Olive 009.007.B: Will Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure Attract Stronger Teachers to American Classrooms? POINT Jesse Solomon, Sarah Kelly, Edward Liu 001.011.C: Should the Jewish Community in the United States Provide Jewish Day Schools for Every Jewish Child as a Means of Preserving Their Jewish Id Marc Kramer 003.005.C: Is aid to schools under Title I the best way to close the achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and those who James Lyons 009.010.C: Do Strong Unions Help or Hinder Strong Accountability? COUNTERPOINT Elizabeth Cameron 007.004.B: Should the Role of the Judicial Branch of Government Be Reduced in the Governance of Public Education? POINT Philip Daniel 010.008.C: Is the Use of Video Surveillance Cameras in Schools an Invasion of Student Privacy? COUNTERPOINT Justin Bathon 003.003.C: Are traditional university preparation programs the best way to prepare teachers and administrators to teach diverse student populations? C Carl Keys 004.018.B: Should Public Funds Be Used to Transport Students to Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? POINT James Van Patten 010.006.C: Are Virtual Schools More Cost-Effective Compared to Traditional, Brick-and-Mortar Schools? COUNTERPOINT Allison Powell 004.017.B: Should Public Funds Be Used to Provide Textbooks and Instructional Materials in Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? POINT William Thro 006.007.C: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Education Services? COUNTERPOINT Dana Bagwell 006.019.C: Should Students Be Required to Engage in Fund Raising Activities As a Condition of Participating in Certain Activities or Events? COUNTERPO Dana Bagwell 008.001.C: Academic Freedom: Should K-12 Teachers Have Greater Control Over the Content of the Curricula They Teach? COUNTERPOINT Marilyn Denison 003.013.B: Is the full-service community school model useful in furthering equitable educational opportunity among majority-minority school population Dana Griffin 004.002.C: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott 004.010.B: Should School Officials Be Allowed to Use Religious or Sacred Music and Celebrations in Public Schools? POINT Alli Fetter-Harrott 004.016.C: Should School Calendars Take Religious Holidays Into Account? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott 008.014.C: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott 004.010.C: Should School Officials Be Allowed to Use Religious or Sacred Music and Celebrations in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Emily Richardson 008.008.B: Do Current Laws Adequately Protect the Educational Rights of Homeless Children? POINT Emily Richardson 003.004.B: Can “Race to the Top” and related programs improve underperforming schools? POINT William Miller 004.017.C: Should Public Funds Be Used to Provide Textbooks and Instructional Materials in Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Debra Miretzky 004.018.C: Should Public Funds Be Used to Transport Students to Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Debra Miretzky 007.002.B: Do Teacher and Other Employee Unions Reduce the Ability of Principals and Superintendents to Run and Reform Schools? POINT Patrick Jenlink 001.002.C: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? COUNTERPOINT Alex Hall 004.016.B: Should School Calendars Take Religious Holidays Into Account? POINT Amy Steketee 006.006.B: Should the Federal Government Dictate Curriculum as a Condition of the School District Receiving Federal Funds? POINT Shana Goldwyn 006.011.B: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? POINT Luke Cornelius 002.012.A: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? HEADNOTE Bonnie Cramond 003.001.B: Are legislated school desegregation policies adequate to address unequal educational opportunities for students of color? POINT Richard Hunter 007.001.C: Should School Governance Be Shifted From Local School Boards to the Additional and Direct Control of Elected Political Leaders? COUNTERPOIN Richard Hunter 004.002.B: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? POINT Michelle Gough 008.014.B: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? POINT Michelle Gough 005.015.C Should Teachers Have More Training in the Identification and Treatment of Maladaptive Internalizing Behaviors? COUNTERPOINT  Potheini Vaiouli 009.004.C: Will Increased Federal and State Intervention and Funding Increase Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Daniel Fallon 001.010.B: Should Home Schooling Be Subject to Greater State Regulation in Such Areas as Teacher Qualifications and Curricular Content? POINT James Mawdsley 004.001.C: Should Non-School Religious Groups Be Allowed to Use Public School Facilities? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley 004.003.C: Distribution of Religious Materials: Should Students and Others Be Permitted to Distribute Religious Materials in Public Schools? COUNTERPO James Mawdsley 008.010.C: Should Charges of Sexual Misconduct Against Teachers Be Public Records? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley 008.013.C: Should Educational Malpractice Be Actionable? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley 004.009.B: Should Moments of Silence Be Conducted or Sanctioned by Public Schools? POINT Mario Torres 005.015.B: Should Teachers Have More Training in the Identification and Treatment of Maladaptive Internalizing Behaviors? POINT  Theresa Ochoa 004.006.C: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Read the Bible (or Other Sacred Texts) in Public Schools When Students Are Present? COUNTERPOINT Brenda Kallio 006.012.B: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? POINT Robert Safransky 006.019.B: Should Students Be Required to Engage in Fund Raising Activities As a Condition of Participating in Certain Activities or Events? POINT Robert Safransky 005.003.C: Should Zero Tolerance Policies Be Abolished Because Students of Color Are Overrepresented When Schools Adopt Such Policies? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius 008.004.C: Should Students Be Subject to Drug Testing? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius 005.003.B: Should Zero Tolerance Policies Be Abolished Because Students of Color Are Overrepresented When Schools Adopt Such Policies? POINT Spencer Weiler 002.004.C: Should Teachers Have Decision-Making Powers in Designing Statewide Curricula? COUNTERPOINT Stergios Botzakis 004.006.B: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Read the Bible (or Other Sacred Texts) in Public Schools When Students Are Present? POINT Regina Umpstead 001.014.B: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? POINT Dan Schroer, Paul Waller 001.014.C: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? COUNTERPOINT Paul Waller 003.009.C: Should all forms of ability grouping and tracking be eliminated in schools? COUNTERPOINT Tiffany Wheeler 006.008.C: When Individual States Mandate That Local School Districts Provide Gifted Education, Should the State Pay All the Costs of Gifted Education Victoria Carr 002.017.C: Are Online and Other Virtual Means of Curriculum and Instruction the Future of Education? COUNTERPOINT Peggy Whalen-Levitt 003.003.B: Are traditional university preparation programs the best way to prepare teachers and administrators to teach diverse student populations? P Martin Scanlan 003.011.B: Should English Only classes be the model for enabling English language learners to acquire English proficiency? POINT Linwood Randolph, Xue Rong 003.013.C: Is the full-service community school model useful in furthering equitable educational opportunity among majority-minority school popul Natalie Tran, Miguel Zavala 003.014.B: Can compensatory education programs under Title I of NCLB improve the education of students by eliminating special assignment to special pr John Oliver, Miguel Guajardo 008.008.C: Do Current Laws Adequately Protect the Educational Rights of Homeless Children? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott 002.009.C: Should “English Only” Curriculum Be Eliminated or Expanded? COUNTERPOINT Jeanne Fain 003.010.C: Do current funding structures and districting criteria of public education disenfranchise ethnic and racial minority students? COUNTERPOINT Robert Knoeppel 003.012.C: Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational programming and placement? COUNTERPOINT Cosette Grant 003.004.C: Can “Race to the Top” and related programs improve underperforming schools? COUNTERPOINT Muhammad Khalifa, Nimo Abdi 006.002.C: Should States Limit the Indebtedness of Local School Districts? COUNTERPOINT Spencer Weiler 008.004.B: Should Students Be Subject to Drug Testing? POINT Robert Cloud 006.017.A: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? HEADNOTE Lisa Diriscoll 003.002.B: Are multicultural counseling programs in schools needed to improve the academic performance of students? POINT Deneia Thomas, Lynda Brown Wright 003.015.C: Should gender-based student loan forgiveness be used to increase the percentage of male teachers and administrators in public schools? COUN Mona Bryant-Shanklin 003.015.B: Should gender-based student loan forgiveness be used to increase the percentage of male teachers and administrators in public schools? POIN Paul Green 002.003.C: Do Curriculum and Instruction in Schools Need to Be More or Less Programmatic? COUNTERPOINT Judith Lysaker 003.006.C: Is aid to schools under Title I an appropriate strategy for closing the achievement gap between minority and majority students? COUNTERPOIN James Lyons 010.010.B: Should Teachers Have the Right to Create and Post Online Content About Their School on Social Networking Sites, When Such Posts Are Made on Jayson Richardson 010.003.B: Do Pocket-Assisted Technologies, Such as the iPod and iPhone, and iPad, Provide Mainly Educational Benefits or Distractions to Students in Nick Sauers 006.007.A: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Education Services? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue 010.003.C: Do Pocket-Assisted Technologies, Such as the iPod and iPhone, and iPad, Provide Mainly Educational Benefits or Distractions to Students in Jerrid Kruse 005.010.B: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? POINT M. Alexander 006.009.A: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue 006.011.A: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue 006.012.A: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue 006.013.A: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina Jennifer Sughrue 010.002.C: What Are the Major Policy and Technology Issues Involving the Adoption of e-Books in Today’s Schools? COUNTERPOINT Christine Battista 002.011.A: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? HEADNOTE Michelle Zoss 005.008.A: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? HEADNOTE Ralph Mawdsley 010.010.C: Should Teachers Have the Right to Create and Post Online Content About Their School on Social Networking Sites When Such Posts Are Made on Bruce Umpstead 010.012.B: Should administrators have greater authority to discipline students for false posts abt personnel on social network sites? POINT Curtis Nash 010.011.B: Should school administrators have greater authority to discipline students for acts of cyber-bullying and cyber-harassment? POINT Philip Daniel 010.004.C: What Are the Policy and Technology Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Courses in K-12 School Environments? COUNTERPOINT Anne Thorp 001.014.A: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? HEADNOTE Michael Jernigan 001.002.A: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes 010.013.C Should public schools promote themselves on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter? COUNTERPOINT Robert Mayers, Geraldine Johnson 008.002.A: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? HEADNOTE Ralph Mawdsley 010.011.C: Should school administrators have greater authority to discipline students for acts of cyber-bullying and cyber-harassment? COUNTERPOINT Patrick Pauken 010.013.B Should public schools promote themselves on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter? POINT Steven Baule 005.005.A: Should Educators Have Legal Obligations With Respect to the Prevention of Student Suicide?  HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke 005.009.A: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Stephen Harper 005.010.A: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke 005.014.A: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke 002.014.A: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? HEADNOTE Rosa Aurora Chavez-Eakle 004.002.A: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley 004.011.A: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley 004.014.A: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words “Under God”? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley 008.014.A: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? HEADNOTE Jeffrey Sun 008.015.A: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley 010.005.C: Are Today’s Virtual Schools Effective Student Learning Environments? COUNTERPOINT Abigail Hawkins 010.012.C: Should administrators have greater authority to discipline students for false posts abt personnel on social network sites? COUNTERPOINT
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Über Autor(innen)

Osborne, Allan G., Jr.
Allan G. Osborne, Jr. is the retired principal of the Snug Harbor Community School in Quincy, Massachusetts, a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. During his 34 years in public education, he served as a special education teacher, a director of special education, an assistant principal, and a principal. He has also served as an adjunct professor of special education and education law at several colleges, including Bridgewater State University and American International University.
Osborne earned an EdD in educational leadership from Boston College and an MEd in special education from Fitchburg State College (now Fitchburg State University) in Massachusetts. He received a BA in psychology from the University of Massachusetts.
Osborne has authored or coauthored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, monographs, and textbooks on legal issues in education, along with textbooks on other aspects of education. Although he writes and presents in several areas of educational law, he specializes in legal and policy issues in special education. He is the coauthor, with Charles J. Russo, of five texts published by Corwin, a SAGE company.
A past president of the Education Law Association (ELA), Osborne has been an attendee and presenter at most ELA conferences since 1991. He has also written a chapter now titled "Students With Disabilities" for the Yearbook of Education Law, published by ELA, since 1990. He is on the editorial advisory committee of West’s Education Law Reporter and is coeditor of the "Education Law Into Practice" section of that journal, which is sponsored by ELA. He is also on the editorial boards of several other education journals.

In recognition of his contributions to the field of education law, Osborne was presented with the McGhehey Award by ELA in 2008, the highest award given by the organization. He is also the recipient of the City of Quincy Human Rights Award, the Financial Executives Institute of Massachusetts Principals Award, the Junior Achievement of Massachusetts Principals Award, and several community service awards.

Russo, Charles
Charles J. Russo, JD, EdD, is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Allied Professions and adjunct professor in the School of Law at the University of Dayton. He was the 1998–1999 president of the Education Law Association and 2002 recipient of its McGhehey (Achievement) Award. He has authored or coauthored more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals; has authored, coauthored, edited, or coedited 40 books; and has in excess of 800 publications. Russo also speaks extensively on issues in education law in the United States and abroad.
Along with having spoken in 33 states and 25 nations on 6 continents, Russo has taught summer courses in England, Spain, and Thailand; he also has served as a visiting professor at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane and the University of Newcastle, Australia; the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; South East European University, Macedonia; the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa; the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He regularly serves as a visiting professor at the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University.

Before joining the faculty at the University of Dayton as professor and chair of the Department of Educational Administration in July 1996, Russo taught at the University of Kentucky in Lexington from August 1992 to July 1996 and at Fordham University in his native New York City from September 1989 to July 1992. He taught high school for 8½ years before and after graduation from law school. He received a BA (classical civilization) in 1972, a JD in 1983, and an EdD (educational administration and supervision) in 1989 from St. John’s University in New York City. He also received a master of divinity degree from the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York, in 1978, as well as a PhD Honoris Causa from the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University, South Africa, in May 2004 for his contributions to the field of education law.

Allan G. Osborne, Jr. is the former the Principal of the Snug Harbor Community School in Quincy, Massachusetts. Retired after 34 years as a special education teacher and school administrator, he is currently spends his time writing and teaching graduate courses in school law and special education law. He received his doctorate in educational leadership from Boston College. Allan Osborne has authored or coauthored numerous articles, monographs, textbooks, and textbook chapters on special education law, along with textbooks on other aspects of special education. A past President of the Education Law Association (ELA) and recipient of the McGhehey Award for lifetime achievement in educational law, he has been a frequent presenter at ELA conferences and writes the “Students with Disabilities” chapter of the Yearbook of Education Law, which is published by ELA. Allan Osborne is on the Editorial Advisory Committee of West’s Education Law Reporter and is coeditor of the “Education Law Into Practice” section of that journal. He also serves as an editorial consultant for many other publications in education law, administration, and special education.