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= **__High Price of Education__** =

Bibliography:

 * "Kids Went To School." // mrdonn // . N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb 2012. 
 * Milani-Santarpia, Giovanni. "Ancient Roman Education."//Antiquities of Rome//. N.p., 4th August 2011. Web. 7 Feb 2012 < [] >
 * What Things Cost In Ancient Rome." //Ancient Coins For Education//. Ancient Coins For Education, 2012. Web. 7 Feb 2012. 

Seven Facts About Ancient Roman Education:


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High Price of Education Problems for Ancient Rome:

 * The price of education was too high for the poorer Romans to afford
 * Most of the tax money was going towards the welfare system for grain rather than education
 * Poorer Romans were not able to afford Grammar and oratory school and because of this they were not able to get good jobs because good jobs require those skills so they remained poor
 * Poorer Romans could not get as good as an education because they did not have enough money to have a private tutor like the rich did so they had to have their parents teach them
 * The poor Romans had to spend their money on food and other things they need to live instead of education
 * The Romans who could afford education were not interested in helping Rome's government
 * The poor Romans were interested in helping Rome's government but didn't have the money to get a good education

High Price of Education Problems Today:

 * the majority of students take out some form of public or private loan to help finance their education
 * since 2000, college costs have rise 23% while the earnings of recent graduates has declined 11
 * At two-year colleges, the average price for tuition and fees is 2,963 dollars
 * public four-year colleges charge, on average, 8,244 dollars in tuition and fees for in-state students
 * The average surcharge for full-time out-of-state students at these institutions is 12,526 dollars
 * In the past five years, the average cost of in-state tuition and fees at public colleges has jumped 35%
 * In the past 25 years the average cost of tuition and fees has risen faster than personal income, consumer prices and even health insurance

Solutions:

 * school fundraisers
 * make the government get money from taxes to make sure every Roman gets an education
 * Financial aid( where the government creates an education program that collects money for unprivileged students)
 * School district fundraisers

Email to Daniel Burr:
Dear Daniel Burr, Hello my name is Kate Seibert and I am a student at Nagel Middle School. I am working on a project in social studies involving the problems of ancient Rome. The problem that I am researching is the High prices of education. I need to find a way to help the ancient Romans out with this problem. For one of the solutions I researched to solve the problem was the idea of financial aid. I have some questions to ask you about your financial aid program and was wondering if you could answer them for me.

1. How does the financial aid help underprivileged students? 2. What are the requirements for receiving financial aid? 3. Do the students have to eventually pay you back for the education that you provided for them? 4. Is there a limit to how many students you can provide financial aid for?

If there is any information that you think is important for me to know about financial aid we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much for your time. Sincerely, Kate Seibert

Interview with Mr. Quinn:

 * School funding is primarily based on a share where there is a combination of local, state adn federal funds
 * Combination of funding
 * Local funds come through property tax
 * Some school districts have local income tax, but most don't
 * The state portion of funding comes from a complicated formula based on the number of kids in a school district, property value in the school district and how many kids in the district require special services/needs
 * Kids with special needs get a little bit more funding
 * only a small portion of money comes from federal funds
 * In a nushell, locals provide 45% of the funding for our schools, give or take a little
 * The other state funds provide 45%
 * Finally the last 10% is in the form of feederal funds

Interview with Mr. Todd Everett:
Mr. Everett works at Xaiver University in the financial aid department. We asked him about the financial program at Xaiver University and found several important facts about the program.
 * The financial aid program at Xaiver University pays for students education that can not afford to pay for their own college education
 * The program gets the money to pay for their education from tax payers
 * Any student can apply for financial aid
 * The university provides some of the money to pay for their education, but most of the money comes from the government
 * If you are a student using financial aid you have to keep a good GPA because the university and government doesn't want their money going to waist

Emails to Mr. Vander Meer:
Dear Mr. Vander Meer,

Hi my name is Dana and I am on team 7-5. My classmates Emily, Leah, Megan, Kate, and I are doing a project in social studies that requires us to use modern information to “go back in time” and solve some of the problems in the ancient Roman Empire. We have chosen to attempt to solve the problem of high price of education. We were wondering if we could ask you a few questions about truancy in the district.

1) About how many students are caught being absent from school? How thoroughly is truancy monitored in the district?

2) What are some punishments for truancy?

3) How does truancy affect school performance? Is there a notable or comparable difference in grades between students who are regularly active in school rather than those who aren’t?

We would greatly appreciate it if you could get back to us at your earliest convenience. You can contact us at danamiddendorf@student.foresthills.edu. Thank you so much for your time!

Sincerely,

Dana Middendorf, Emily Favorito, Megan Hess, Leah Grabowski, and Kate Seibert

__ **Mr.Vander Meer's Responce** __

Dana I will be glad to help you but I think I have a person who can help you even more. His name is Phil Sinkovich and he works at the board of education. Come see me tomorrow and I will get you in touch with him.

Mr. V

__**Mr. Sinkovich:** __ **(Meeting - Group) **

1) About how many students are caught being absent from school (per year)
 * Turpin 540
 * Nagel 190
 * Anderson 307

2) What are some punnishments for truancy?
 * suspension (if it gets bad)
 * court
 * thursday school
 * saturday school (mainly)
 * 5 days in a row 7 days in a month or over 11 days in a school year you have to be meeted with parents and possibly taken to court

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #af18af; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3) Why do we reinforce truancy?
 * student teacher relationships
 * counslers
 * parent support

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #af18af; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4) Is there a notable difference in grades between students who are regulary active in school rather than those who arent?
 * grades go down when you get suspended
 * when you miss days it's hard to catch up
 * when you skip school you usually do other things like theift, drugs, and fighting

Email to Ms. Asbach:
<span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Dear Ms. Asbach, <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Hello. We are in the seventh grade at Nagel Middle School. Currently we have been working on a project in social studies involving the problems of Ancient Rome. The problem we have been researching is the high price and lack of education in Ancient Rome. One of the solutions we researched to solve the problem was the idea of financial aid. We researched the topic some but had a few questions to ask of you. <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">1. How does financial aid program work for underprivileged students? <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> 2. What are the requirements for receiving financial aid? <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">

3. Who funds the financial aid program? Is the university providing the money? <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">4. Is there a limit to how many students you can provide financial aid for? <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">5. Are their any limitations to the education provided for the student because they receive financial aid? <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">If there is any other information that you believe is important for us to know about financial aid we would greatly appreciate it. Please contact us at your earliest convenience. <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Thank for your time, <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Emily Favorito & Megan Hess

<span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dear Ms. Favorito & Ms. Hess,

<span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">My name is Emmett Cooper, I am an Assistant Director of Financial Aid for Xavier University. I am willing to address your questions. If you should have additional questions, I will assist to the best of my ability.

<span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sincerely,

<span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Emmett Cooper

<span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">1. How does financial aid program work for underprivileged students? <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">At Xavier University, the financial aid program works the same for all students whether they are privileged or underprivileged. The process is identical. Students submit the application for admission. If they have been selected for admission, they will be awarded a merit based scholarship based on their performance in high school. The student will need to complete the FAFSA (**F**ree **A**pplication for **F**ederal **S**tudent **A**id). Here they will be evaluated on their financial need. The amount of need based aid depends on the results of the FAFSA. Generally, a lower FAFSA number translates into a larger amount of need based aid. <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Additionally, we do have special programs for underprivileged students to help them afford college. On such program is the TRIO program. For you convenience, I have attached a link to the Xavier’s Trio program website. @http://www.xavier.edu/sss/eligibility.cfm <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">2. What are the requirements for receiving financial aid? <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">There are two types of financial aid, merit and need. The requirements for receiving merit based aid are derived from evaluating the high school GPA and the results from test scores, ACT and/or SAT. The requirements for receiving need based aid are determined by evaluating the FAFSA results. <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">3. Who funds the financial aid program? Is the university providing the money? <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">The financial aid program is funded through a variety of sources. Xavier University and the Federal Government are the largest sources of financial aid funding at Xavier University. <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">4. Is there a limit to how many students you can provide financial aid for? <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">There isn’t a limit to the number of students who are eligible to receive financial aid. However, certain aid types have a limited amount of funding. Once the funds have been depleted for a particular year, we are no longer able to award it to any additional students. <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">5. Are there any limitations to the education provided for the student because they receive financial aid? <span style="color: #bf2b5c; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">At Xavier, over ninety (90) percent of the students receive some type of financial aid. There aren’t any limitations to the education provided for students because they receive financial aid. They take the same classes and have the same opportunities as students who are not receiving financial aid.

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