No Child Left Behind Results

Read the article at http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jul/23/school-district-falls-short-no-child-goals/

Then answer and discuss these questions...

1) What are the requirements to meet Average Yearly Progress (AYP)?

2) Do you think No Child Left Behind is a good way of monitoring and accessing schools? If not what could be better? If you do like it what do you like? (2 paragraphs)

3) Take a look at the chart and see how Valley did? Are we we meeting AYP?

4) Lastly what is the Clark County School District setting as goals to help other schools achieve AYP?

Good Luck!!!

This Weeks Agenda!!

This week people need to play catch up...Whether it is the Courage of the Convictions paper, your Supreme Court decisions, and past comments. I am going to allow past write ups up until this Friday. People need to be get going on these assignments and the next topic will post on Friday!!!! Good Luck and any questions please email us.

Where are the rest?

If you know soemone who is taking AP Gov't this next year and who is not on the blog, please contact them and encourage them to sign up. We are running short on time and this IS a part of your first quarter grade and CANNOT be "made up."

Ms B & Mr. M

Healthcare Reform

1. What are two reasons given for reform healthcare? (cite your source)

2. What are two reasons given to NOT reform healthcare? (cite your source)

3. What type of healthcare plan does President Obama favor and why?

4. Should people be required by law to obtain health insurance? Why or why not?

5. What age group has the most difficulty in obtaining health insurance and why?

6. How much of our total economy is spent on healthcare?

7. Do you favor the Health Care Reform proposed by the Democrats? Why or why not?