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A Paradox In Employment: The Contradiction That Exists Between Immigration Laws And Outsourcing Practices, And Its Impact On The Legal And Illegal Minority Working Classes, Mary O'Sullivan
Mary T O'Sullivan
The drastic distinctions between the United States’ immigration and outsourcing policies have created a system where American companies are able to send unlimited jobs overseas, yet, have very restricted ability to bring workers to domestic offices and factories. Restrictive immigration policies seek to protect American jobs, while liberal outsourcing regulations permit, and encourage, employers to send jobs outside of the United States. As a result, the United States’ outsourcing policy sabotages the purpose of American immigration laws. The uncertainty of the contradiction between immigration and outsourcing policy may be the cause of unusually high unemployment numbers, particularly in the minority …
Early Childhood Education: An Ignored Solution To The Achievment Gap In The United States, Mary T. O'Sullivan
Early Childhood Education: An Ignored Solution To The Achievment Gap In The United States, Mary T. O'Sullivan
Mary T O'Sullivan
This paper will attempt to analyze the conundrum of how the United States, with its educational goal of decreasing the achievement gap, fails to implement early childhood education, an undisputed determent factor of academic achievement. Through looking at the undisputed contentions in educational policy and the current state of U.S. public school education, this paper will attempt to highlight the disconnect between educational research and implementation, and will outline possible remedies.
The 10-Month School Year: Are We Ignoring Educational Reseach In Order To Preserve Summer Vacation? Finding A Compromise Between Educational Advancement And Overschooling., Mary O'Sullivan
Mary T O'Sullivan
The optimal structure and length of the school year has been debated for years. While it is widely acknowledged that students lose academic knowledge over the traditionally long summer break, society and many states have been resistant to implement year-round schooling due to concerns about funding, economic impact on tourism, the decrease in a student’s ability to engage in non-formalized summer learning, and the negative impact on family life. Yet, concerns regarding the United States’ ability to compete globally, the ever growing achievement gap between wealthy and poor students, the changing family dynamic, and the need to combat child labor …