Inequality In Education

Throughout decades, education inequality is still one of the most deliberate and controversial issues in the United States. Thus far, the privilege or right to receive education has not attained the level of equality throughout the nation. Poor districts obtain less educational funds while rich districts obtain more, which create an immense gap between the quality of schools in poor and rich areas. In other words, the education gap is the root of inequality in America. Inequality in education is linked to the major problems in the society. The need for studies to be done to find ways of overcoming these inequalities is very inevitable. The means of mitigating these inequalities are important for the entire world. This is something of great interest due to the fact that children need quality education which is a pillar for a guaranteed future. Generally speaking, the distinctions among races, genders, and classes in the society have caused the educational inequality in America.

The education system in the United States has expanded over the years to prepare individuals for the demanding labor market that constitutes our society. It has shifted from the development of mere intellectual scholars to the development of intellectual scholars competitive enough for a work force that now requires a degree for entrance. As this system of education has expanded throughout the country, so has the reproduction of inequality. To explain the manner in which this system has been structured to achieve a gap of inequity among society’s affluent and disadvantaged members, conflict theorist Karl Marx claims that, “School institutions are intentionally designed to integrate individuals into an unjust society” (Brand lecture, January

In the modern world, education is the crucial key to the economic success. It can help an undeveloped country become a developing country, turn a developing country into a developed one, or even make a developed country become a more advanced economy. A successful education system is a system which makes sure that every student can access school equally. However, although the United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, there seem to be many inequalities in the American education system. In this essay, the education inequalities will be classified into four areas: race, economic background, gender, and Standardized Educational Testing.

“In the United States, people like to believe everyone has an equal chance at success. This emphasis on self-effort perpetuates the belief that people control their own social standing. However, sociologists recognize that social stratification is a society-wide system that makes inequalities apparent” (Griffiths et al., 2016, p.188). There are many factors that drive social inequality; globalization and immigration, technology advances, the family you were born

Stories about how our nation’s educational system has declined have been commonplace for over a generation. Recently, the International Mathematics and Science Study and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study reported our fourth and eighth grade students trail their contemporaries in Asia and many European nations in math and science.

In 1962, the Students for a Democratic Society wrote “We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed now in universities, looking uncomfortably to the world we inherit.,” (Students for a Democratic Society, p. 1). While it has been over 50 years since this statement was written, it is still applicable to today’s society, housing many of the same issues that were prominent back then, including the issues of race, war, education, inequality, and immigration. In this essay, I am going to focus mainly on the issues surrounding inequality and the education system because I believe they are prominent in the lives of almost every member of our society, since at some point everyone will go through the education system or have connections to someone who went or will go through it, and inequality incorporates every member of society because one is equal and unequal to others, whether on the grounds of education, race, and socioeconomic status, to state a few, yet not an extensive list. Both the education system and inequality in our country have many problems, many of which stem from the systemic inequity, which is the lack of fairness and justice rooted in and normalized in society, but now the main question is how we respond to these issues. As citizens of a democratic society, according to Ketcham and Tussman, it is our responsibility, when making decisions and practicing our rights, to have the public good partially in mind, but have a balance between

Education disparity is the unequal distribution of academic resources including but not limited to; school funding, qualified and experienced teachers, books, and technologies to socially excluded communities. Access to standard education is the right of every youth. So let's take a stand for it and analyze ways we can lessen disparity in education.

Imagine a world of weak minded, illiterate people. Imagine world of closed-minded, careless people. Imagine a world where people are content with the educational system today. Educational inequality is still Americans most urgent civil right issue, because it’s difficult to survive without a high school diploma. Educational inequality is the unfair distribution of academic resources such as; school funding, experienced and/or qualified teachers, books, and new resources to socially deprived communities. These communities are disadvantaged and oppressed and have been for decades, and no one is acting upon the issue. Think back to grade school, recall how teachers spoke about the future how it goes from: school, graduation, to get a career

Inequality is a huge problem in society today. Specifically, it is an issue in education. A fair education is not given to all students due to race, money, and location. Some families have to cross major hurdles just for their children to attend school, and it is likely that it is not even a notable school. Educators’ priorities are often out of sorts and fail to remember what the overall goal is: to (creatively) get their students to learn. Students today think school is a chore and will go to the extremes, whether cheating just to pass a class, or simply by putting forth very little effort whatsoever. Whereas there are always improvements that could be made in education, the biggest problem lies in the inequity of the education itself

Inequality in education is a current global issue and is closely related to economic inequality, which is rising within many nations. In 1948, countries signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which promoted the idea that education is a fundamental human right (M. A., M. D., & A. B). Education is a key factor that influences social and developmental outcomes in countries and communities, and because of this reducing education inequality is an extremely important sustainable development goal by 2030 (M. A., M. D., & A. B).

Within the United States, an ideology exists called The American Dream: every single citizen of the United States it able to be successful with hard-work and dedication. In an educational perspective, we live with the expectation that every single child will live to walk down with their classmates in front of their friends and family, receive a certificate that is physical proof of your achievements, and throw their tassels to the left side to call themselves a “graduate.” Thus, if he/she fails to do so, we ingrain in their heads that it’s their fault, that they could have worked harder, spent more time learning derivatives, and take advanced placement classes. However, this is far from reality. Not only are we drowning the younger generation of today in stress and pressure, but we are disregarding the real problem. In actuality. The lack of colored graduates is derived from a Meso systematic problem― racial inequality within the education system.

Education is meant to be great equalizer. Every child in the united states, regardless of race, gender, or citizenship status, has the right to attend free public school up until twelfth grade. During 1800s through 1900s, educational opportunities in United States have not been equal. Enslaved Africans and their children were forbidden to learn how to read or write. Chinese immigrants were banned from public schools. African American, Asian American, and Mexican American children were relegated to separate and unequal schools. Inequality in opportunities for education is found not only with reference to individuals and social classes but also in terms of regions and territorial regions such as urban and rural areas. Most institutions of higher learning and good schools are concentrated in urban areas. In addition, the rural areas, in many ways, are falling behind because they are not connected to the urban and coastal areas. Many of the ones that are backward do not have access to better education. In today’s after a century, mostly everything has changed. There are no longer any all-white universities in the Unites States. The best colleges and universities now seek out diverse students, and many offers scholarships to students who can contribute to campus diversity. “Educational inequality is the unequal distribution of academic resources, including but not limited to; school funding, qualified and experienced teachers, books, and technologies to socially excluded

Education for all is such an important statement, but in many countries it goes without value to one specific gender because they have a specific stereotype which they have to follow, and that shouldn’t stand. Everyone has the rights to learn and receive an education, and by receiving a better education it can also help our beautiful earth in many ways.

It has been established throughout previously mentioned economic-based examples that there is a significant relationship between economic status and academic success. However, studies show that educational achievement also has a substantial correlation with the other aspect of socioeconomic status; social class. This is because social patterns that are inherently designed to correlate an individual’s academic success with their social status, are often rooted in school systems’ structures. Although it’s evident that social class plays a substantial role in the success that a student will achieve throughout their academic career, pinpointing its extent is difficult since social class-based educational inequality is a complex issue.

Education has become increasingly important over the past few centuries. In today’s day and age higher education, means more power and money. However, just like everything else in this world of ours, there’s the good and the bad. The fight for everyone's right to receive an equal education has been going on since the 1860’s. Till this day that fight still remains.