Top Five List of the Most Important Influences in the U.S. Public Education by Maria Pena https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc By: Maria Pena en-us 2019-02-10 22:06:24 UTC 2019-02-10 23:19:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png #5 Bill Gates mpena171 https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329665514 Bill Gates was the founder of Gates Foundation, K-12 Education. His wife, Melinda Gates also was part of this foundation. The goal for K-12 Education was "Significantly increase the number of black, Latino, and low-income students who earn a diploma, enroll in a postsecondary institution, and are on track in their first year to obtain a credential with labor-market value" (https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/US-Program/K-12-Education)  This foundation has influenced students and made the graduation rates go up higher. The lasting impact on public education is that it is helping til' this day improve scores and help student's achieve their goals. The main focus on this foundation is networks for school improvement, educator preparation, high quality charter schools, and stronger pathways. ]]> 2019-02-10 22:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329665514 #4 Salman Khan mpena171 https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329667447 Salman Khan was the founder of Khan Academy. For those who don't know, Khan Academy is a free online schooling that provides videos on subjects such as Math, Science & Engineering, Computing, Arts & Humanities, etc. "
Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, mostly funded by donations coming from philanthropic organizations.  In 2010, Google donated $2 million for creating new courses and translating content into other languages, as part of their Project 10100 program. In 2013, Carlos Slim from the Carlos Slim Foundation in Mexico, made a donation for creating Spanish versions of videos. In 2015, AT&T contributed $2.25 million to Khan Academy for mobile versions of the content accessible through apps. According to Khan Academy's filings with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Sal Khan's annual salary in 2015 was $800,000.  In 2013, former President and COO Shantanu Sinha also received over $375,000 in compensation." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Academy)
Khan began tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in math over the internet using Yahoo's notepad. When other people sought his tutoring, he moved his tutorials to Youtube where he created his account.  He created these videos to help students that were struggling and didn't really like school. When he first started making videos for his cousin, his other family members started to seek his help. From there Khan helped create Khan Academy for students to be able to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. This is a nice thing for Khan to do for students that can't afford college or school all around the world. He did have Bill Gates donate which helped him open up Khan Academy. It is nice that there are people that are thinking of other people. Him doing this, it allows for anyone to experience education no matter where they are. ]]> 2019-02-10 22:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329667447 #3 The Equal Educational Opportunities Act, 1974 mpena171 https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329669513 The EEOA is the policy of the United States that all children enrolled in public schools are entitled to equal educational opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin.  This law helps end discrimination in education. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Keyes v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado is a good example on this law protecting them by giving them their rights.
"In Keyes, the parents of Latino and African American students who attended schools in Denver’s Park Hill area sued the school board, alleging that officials acted intentionally to create a racially segregated system. The parents sought to have the school district desegregated." (http://usedulaw.com/358-keyes-v-school-district-no-1-denver-colorado.html) The Court ruled that African American and Latino students can be placed in the same category in contrast to Anglo peers for the purposes of defining segregated schools.

]]> 2019-02-10 22:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329669513 #2 Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 (ADA) mpena171 https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329672118 This law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. "No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States . . . shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance . . . ." (Section 504) This helps in our public education because it helps prevent discrimination at school. This helps students that have disabilities not let their disability define who they are. They can't be denied benefits based on their disabilities. This helps them be seen as a regular student and experience it just like anyone else. A disability does not define who you are and make you any less of a person. I feel that this law is still helping us with our public education by allowing students to not be treated any less.



]]> 2019-02-10 22:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329672118 Plyler vs. Doe, 1982 mpena171 https://padlet.com/mpena171/xxc302ykligc/wish/329673884 This case ruled  that undocumented children and young adults have the same right to attend public primary and secondary schools as do U.S. citizens and permanent residents. This helps immigrants not to be treated differently than other students. It allows them to get their education without letting their undocumented status get in the way. This helps the public education still til this day because it is very hard for an immigrant to stay in the U.S. with the way our society has became. As a result from this case this helps them get their education without:
  • Require students or parents to disclose or document their immigration status
  • Make inquiries of students or parents that may expose their undocumented status.
  • Deny admission to a student during initial enrollment or at any other time on the basis of undocumented status.
  • Treat a student differently to determine residency

(http://www.k12.wa.us/MigrantBilingual/ImmigrantRights.aspx)
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