Chapter 4: Schools as the Workplace for Students and Teachers

The Vonnegut Center for Education, all of our staff hold an English teaching degree, as well as one in their specific area of study. The United States, as opposed to the VCE, only requires that staff have a teaching license in their area of study alone. Most US schools have a Superintendent, Board of Education, Principal, Teachers and Staff. The VCE has all of those too, but they also have a PTA that is very involved in decision making, as much as the school board. The VCE follows state rules and meets all standards. US schools go through a chain, just like VCE, to get commands of what to do. The state send orders to districts and then to the schools. VCE, being one of those schools, must follow all the orders. The Role of the Feds is the same in both cases, seeing as the VCE is a public school in the USA. The federal government provides few funds for schools, but helps them with cases such as Pico v. Board of Education. The schools are paid for by taxes from the public in the states and areas and some by the feds.