Identify the Transition •Read the essay below and record the transition and its type in the chart below. Or, you may list the tr
ansition and its type.Schools Buying Uniforms Adapted from “School District Has Dress Code, and Is Buying the Uniforms, Too” by Winnie Hu, The New York Times, September 4, 2007 Many public schools are supplying their students with an ever-growing list of essentials that go far beyond textbooks to include scientific calculators, personal laptops and free breakfast. And now they are dressing them, too. As a result, the Elizabeth school district has spent more than $2 million since January 2006 to buy navy blazers, khaki pants, polo shirts, gym shorts, and even socks as part of a new policy to put all its students in uniforms. Consequently, the district, which serves mostly poor and minority families, has outfitted more than 9,000 students — nearly half its enrollment. Yet the district must phase in the uniforms a few schools at a time over five years to spread out the cost. Because schools are facing budget cuts and state lawmakers are under pressure to reduce property taxes, some critics have questioned whether the district should be getting into the clothing business. Jerry Cantrell, president of the New Jersey Taxpayers Association and a former school board president in Randolph, said that he did not oppose school uniforms; however, he considered it “overkill” to provide them free to every student. Due to these costs and difficult economic times, some urban districts have been asking for community donations, organizing used-clothing drives and carving out money from their budgets. For instance, the Hartford school district has spent about $32,000 — some of it donated — to help 1,000 poor students buy uniforms. Similarly, the West Contra Costa district in California, near Oakland, used $49,000 from its budget last year to provide uniforms to poor students. Number Transition Type of Transition
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