Evolving Role Of Government In Education

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Running head: THE EVOLVING ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATION The Evolving Role of Government in Education Grand Canyon University: EDU 310 September 30, 2011 The Evolving Role of Government in Education As the school bell rang the students began to fill the area where my after school groups meets to sign in. In this group I have 35 children between the third and fifth grade. On this particular day the young ladies in fourth grade had just finished a course on the cycle of life. They were taught about hygiene and the changes their bodies will experience in the next few years. The young ladies had questions and were not sure who the best person to talk to would be. As I listened to their concerns I was reminded of having the same talk with my mother years ago. This was not a subject that I learned in school and I was surprised that it was being taught at school instead of with their parents. The assignment this week is to examine the evolving role the Government has in Education. We will be discussing the changes that took place in America which brought about the role the government has taken in Education. The role of education in America is an unspoken essential in society today. Education enhances one individual outlook through physical, intellectual, and emotional abilities. There is also the contribution of their recourses to better the environment around them. To fulfill the American Dream, the idea that anyone can succeed regardless of race, gender, and/or social status, as long as they work hard, and preserver. The Government influence in the Education system is not anything that just came about in the last couple of years. This involvement began References U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2011). Digest of Education Statistics, 2010 (NCES 2011-015), Chapter 1. Van Hecke-Wettach Hall

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