Journal Assignment #1

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Due to a report called "A report on public senior high schools: The average daily attendance, FCAT performance grades & socioeconomic factors" which was conducted by Benjamin Cowins SR. PH.D. The following article makes the cliam that the schools that are located in a low income areas are the schools that are high candidates for producing low scores on the FCAT. This cliam states a policy that we should make the lower income schools better so that the students have a better chance at passing the FCAT and graduating. It also states that the schools who have a high percentage of poverty and schools that have low attendance rates by students are also at risk of having a low score on the FCAT. According to the american federation of teachers a way that could help these schools would be that the schools should create a knowledge rich environment that will help the students to get a more world knowledge education. Another suggestion that was given was that the schools should intergrate students with socioeconomic differences. Many studies have shown that making a school have a prodominately middle class with have a good effect on the kids on the bottom and will not have a negative impact on the other students.