Author: admin

Student activities are typically self-funded in most districts. In order to raise funds, students have engaged in various fund-raisers…. selling candy, magazines, raffle tickets, etc. Often, businesses are asked to contribute either cash or items for “resale”. With several schools in the area many businesses are asked by several organizations and have had to say no, thus hurting their public relations. Patrons are constantly being asked to buy something by school children. While wanting to support the children it becomes a financial burden on many. Schools have wrestled with the subject of fundraisers for years. Not only does it strain the public relations of the school but fundraisers can sometimes have drastic unintended consequences, such as a child being struck and killed by a car while walking the neighborhood selling items for the school as actually happened in a neighboring district.

Assuming you are the principal or program director in your school, develop a formal proposal and budget to add a new course to be taught in your school by an additional new faculty member all day. This proposal will be of sufficient detail and clarity that it may be presented to the superintendent and school board for their approval. (You will NOT actually present it to the superintendent and board.) The class will be housed in an existing empty classroom in your school.

Imagine you are a political writer with your own blog. You write about current events and what they mean for the U.S. government and its citizens. For this blog post, you will choose an event from the last three months involving U.S. political issues or policies related to :

• The U.S. President.
• Congress.
• Administrative departments.
• Political activists.
• Judicial rulings.
• A campaign.
• An election.

Next, choose one reputable news source that has reported on your chosen event. Be sure it is a news source that offers well-written and well-researched news. It is recommended that you choose from one of the following news sources:

• Liberal leaning news: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Vox, HuffPost, Politico, CNN, Time Magazine.
• Conservative leaning news: National Review, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, Fox Online News, Washington Examiner.
• Centrist News: NPR Online News (National Public Radio), Reuters, BBC, CNBC News, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Pew Research Center.

To see ratings of news sources, visit Media Bias Ratings.

For the first part of your blog post, provide a brief summary of your chosen current event. You should be conscious of your own bias and make every effort to avoid biased, opinionated, emotional, or judgmental language in this summary. That means avoiding words such as “always,” “obviously,” “clearly,” etc.

In addition to providing a brief summary of your chosen current event, your blog post should answer each of the following questions:

1. What specific branch of the U.S. government is involved in this current event?
2. Who or which groups are affected by this event?
3. What biases or leanings exist in the media source you chose? Give examples. Were these counterbalanced in any way?
4. What are your opinions on the issue?

Your blog post should be typed in a Word document and meet the following requirements:

• A one- to two-paragraph summary of your chosen current event.
• One to two paragraphs for each of the four questions provided (see above), for a total of at least four paragraphs.
• The content of the blog is based on information from your selected news source or other reputable sources.
• Two to three pages in length.
• At least one quality reference (your selected news article) cited.