User:Rhone2207/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
 * Article Evaluation
 * The content in the article is relevant to the topic and is written neutrally. The last sentence talking about when the final version was introduced and passed do not have a citations. The citactions that are cited in the article are reliable sources. However this article does not have any relation to any equity gap. This article should have added a little more detail on what the amendment to the 2002 act. In the archives of the Obama White House website in the Briefing room under Statments & Releases there is S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014. This states that the FISMA of 2014 reestablish the OMB as the oversight authority to agency information security policies. It also states that it defines the authority of the DHS in carrying out the operational aspects of those policies. I believe there could have been more information to inform the reader on the purpose of these changes. Additional information could have been provided on the different areas of the amendments.
 * Sources
 * https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/18/statement-press-secretary-bills-signed-law
 * Sources
 * https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/18/statement-press-secretary-bills-signed-law

Option 2

 * ADA Amendments Act of 2008
 * The content in this article is relevant to the topic. There is no biased information viewed within this article. The article is well structured and breaks down the various areas of the amendment from the purpose of the amendments, the negotiations to the significant changes for the act. It also included the legislative history. The part of this article that really stands out is the significant changes section. Here the law is broken down to show the major changes and how it helps those with physical and mental disabilities. This article provided a well-rounded amount of information to inform someone that may not be knowledgeable on the topic. The citations all seem to be valid and accessible. The sources for this article are of notable sources and provides supporting information. Due to the purpose of this article, it heavily supports the equity gap by helping redefine what disability means. This helped impact probably more than 43 million Americans. It stated that one area of this law, "prohibits consideration of mitigating measures such as medication, assistive technology, accommodations, or modifications when determining whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity."
 * The content in this article is relevant to the topic. There is no biased information viewed within this article. The article is well structured and breaks down the various areas of the amendment from the purpose of the amendments, the negotiations to the significant changes for the act. It also included the legislative history. The part of this article that really stands out is the significant changes section. Here the law is broken down to show the major changes and how it helps those with physical and mental disabilities. This article provided a well-rounded amount of information to inform someone that may not be knowledgeable on the topic. The citations all seem to be valid and accessible. The sources for this article are of notable sources and provides supporting information. Due to the purpose of this article, it heavily supports the equity gap by helping redefine what disability means. This helped impact probably more than 43 million Americans. It stated that one area of this law, "prohibits consideration of mitigating measures such as medication, assistive technology, accommodations, or modifications when determining whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity."

Option 3

 * Every Student Succeeds Act
 * The content in this article is relevant to the topic. The information provided in this article seemed neutral with no biased remarks. The article is well structured. The lead in this article informs the reader of the purpose of the topic and provides a clear understanding of what you will find in this article. The article does a great job in citing each claim with each one being from a notable source. Many of the links are accessible while it appears that a couple are no longer active. To note there seems to be a repeat of a citation from the legalcounsel.house.gov. This could have been consolidated to one citation and just list the page numbers from that article. This article provides a small chart, photo of President Obama signing the Act into law and a video of him explaining why he signed it. All are well captioned except the chart, but the chart is cited where the information was pulled from. While the very purpose of this bill can be perceived for equity, it seems more to benefit the schools in how they are rated and support they will receive. True it will help the students particularly in the underrepresented areas, but it is not the same as helping them to be prepared to enter college or the working world to be successful. It would have been nice to see a comparison of the changes from No Child Left Behind to Every Student Succeeds Act. The state of Arkansas Division of Elementary & Second Education provided a breakdown between the two to showcase the changes and benefits to the schools.
 * Sources
 * https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Files/20201126143555_NCLB_vs_ESSA_Flier.pdf
 * Sources
 * https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Files/20201126143555_NCLB_vs_ESSA_Flier.pdf
 * https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Files/20201126143555_NCLB_vs_ESSA_Flier.pdf