EDUCATION
These students discuss current and ongoing issues in today's education system. They pose solutions to these problems through governmental policy. Urging bodies of government to take action, these students passionately advocate for change.
ISSUE BRIEFS
By: Nicole Luchansky
Standardized Testing: A Disservice To The United States Education System
By: Helena Mancini
PROJECTS
Helena Mancini
Do you know how standardized testing is affecting student education in the United States? The United States continually uses standardized testing to assess students across the nation. By creating laws, such as the No Child Left Behind Act, standardized tests are mandatory in all schools. However by creating these mandated assessments, it has allows Standardized Testing to become a multi-million dollar industry and greatly impact student education across the nation.
Lisa Keim
Let's talk money. Despite our best efforts to make our education system in the US competitive on an international scale, we just haven't been able to measure up.
Nicole Luchansky
Did you know that 1 in 5 children in America live in poverty? With impoverished school districts becoming a majority rather than a minority, the need for high quality teachers in these classrooms is greater than ever before. My advocacy project, “How Penn State Students Can Combat Poverty in the Classrooms,” is a whiteboard animation which expresses the need for teachers in poverty stricken areas, and summons Penn State education majors to make a difference by taking part in urban and rural Maymester opportunities.
Lillian Swei
The American and Asian education systems are both effective but neither are perfect. Here’s a comparison between the two education systems in hope to create a better mix and balance of both education systems that will further benefit the students.
Joe Warner
Have you wondered why college tuition costs continue to rise drastically in the United States? This TED talk focuses on the history of college costs, and why students are being asked to pay more. It also discusses the effect of student debt on the economy, and how we can look at other school systems to alter our tuition policies.