Building a Competitive System
Competition or more specifically a competitive system requires two elements, a sufficient supply of desirable goods and services from multiple producers and a demand for those goods and services priced at a point consumers are willing to pay. This chapter
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Community Engagement for Better Schools Guaranteeing Accountability, Representativeness and Equality
Community Engagement for Better Schools
Michael Guo-Brennan
Community Engagement for Better Schools Guaranteeing Accountability, Representativeness and Equality
Michael Guo-Brennan Troy University Troy, AL, USA
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Preface
Throughout American history, access to a proper basic education has been central to the ability of individuals to rise above their situation. Those born to disadvantage, through hard work and access to good schools, are believed to be able to overcome their circumstances and lift themselves above their disadvantage. The struggle to guarantee access has dominated education reform for well over 100 years. This text examines that struggle, including efforts by the national, state, and local governments to guarantee public access, public funding, and public governance as a means to achieve accountability, representativeness, and equality for all. Most nations have declared free basic education a right in their national constitutions. For many that do not, they have ratified and accepted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which protects a child’s right to education. Unlike most of these nations, the US Constitution makes no mention of education or of children’s rights. While the USA has signed on to the UN Convention, it has not ratified it and is not a party to it. Despite this apparent contradiction, as will be demonstrated in the pages tha
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