Summarizing Sources #2

1.       http://www.bctv.org/citizen_reports/reading/parents-in-reading-oppose-closing-schools-laying-off-teachers/article_e2aed2c8-a491-11e1-8d1a-0019bb2963f4.html

In this article, it talks about parents having concerns about the amount of students there is in one classroom. A parent is complaining about how her child is not receiving the one on one attention that she needs. The more schools that are being closed the more students that will then be put into the classrooms and the fewer students that need the one and one attention will get the right help.

2.       http://articles.philly.com/2012-07-05/news/32537719_1_cyber-charter-online-curriculum-provider-charter-schools

In this article, it states that a cyber -school is being cut. The reason that the cyber schools are being cut is because it is not producing the right results as it was intended to. Ever since it was open it was never doing what the school thought it would do.

3.       http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/aug2011/penn-a01.shtml

In this article, it states the amount of money is being cut from the budget. The biggest target it being made in the education.  There has been about 3,000 teacher layoffs throughout Pennsylvania, with the additional 2,000 not being filled in. again, this article says with the more teacher layoff there will be more students in each class and less teachers aids.

4.       http://www.psea.org/teacher.aspx?id=8363

This article talks about the positive things that happen when extra curriculum activities are being added to schools. They have stats stating that these students that are doing something they like doing the school year have scored higher in standardized testing, such as the SAT’s. More students are being recognized for academic achievements

5.       http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sr&csi=249779&sr=HLEAD(School+budget+cuts+on+minds+of+many)+and+date+is+April+30%2C+2011

This article is about parents trying to fundraise enough money to put back into the school budget for their children’s education.  Parents are very concerned about the way the children are going to be able to learn in bigger size classrooms, there scared that education is just going downhill. There has been a loss of teachers but a gain of students.