ROBIN HOOD PLAN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION

ROBIN HOOD PLAN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION



Robin Hood Plan and Public Education

Greater emphasis has been placed on improving the education system by the US government that has led to increasing interest in the equity of education systems. Public education system in the United States focuses on providing education to all people irrespective of their gender, race, doctrine, disability, or family class. US education system has been divided into multilevel structure. Based on the principle structure of education system, four levels have been identified which include preschool (pre-school education), primary school (elementary education), secondary school (secondary education) and higher special professional (higher education) education. Policies for each level of education differ greatly in their extent tot effectively serve the need of education.

Primary and secondary schools provide a broad range of educational services from specialized education to religious. Education content in these areas focuses on building self-discipline, and endow with sustainability of education structure through policies. Policy structure for education systems that are “equitable” provide high-quality education to all students by conforming to the US education policies for primary and secondary public education (Shelley, 2009).

Main objectives of US Government's policy related to primary and secondary public educational schools are:

Provision of universal and free education to all children at primary and secondary education level

Providing full-time courses under the Vocational Training Council for Secondary level public education institutes

Offering alternative opportunity for secondary level education students who are unable to afford education expenses

Enabling schools to provide diverse and equalize education that serve differential need of students in US

Enabling schools to equalize on the level of education to help them build up knowledge, values and skills for studies level related to personal growth at primary and secondary level

Another objective of public policy related to public education is to enhance students' intellectual abilities

To enhance quality of public education at primary and secondary level by improving teaching and learning mechanism effectiveness

To improve learning environment at public schools

Enhance the flexibility, quality, and accountability of school administration

School Education Policies in US

Primary education starts for children in United States at the age of six. This is followed by twelve years of study, usually where students complete the classroom from first grade until the twelfth to graduate. Primary and Secondary education policies relates to the education level up to the twelve years of education (Schlechty, 2001). Policies regarding the school season extends from September to June. Although there are increasing numbers of American schools that hold classes throughout the year with a few short breaks, apart from traditional summer holidays. Education begins usually at the primary or elementary (grades from first through sixth or from the first until the eighth), followed by secondary education (it is common to include grades IX to XII), with a middle school or junior high (which may include grade six through eight or from the seventh to tenth) (Lynch, 1999). Level of education varies from school to school in respect of which they are incumbent to follow different ...