Analysis Of Education At Crossroads Part 2 By Parti Viotti

“Hartford, Conn.- This is one of the wealthiest states in the union. But thousands of children here attend schools that are amongst the worst in the country.” (Samuels,1) The article focuses on the state of Connecticut but talks about the funding public schools get throughout the country on a federal level. Schools get equal amount of federal funding, but it doesn’t make a difference when local funding is a gap between cities. In the article, the author argues that due to economic differences between cities schools are not being equally funded, affecting the schools. She does this by informing the reader where the city funds come from, and how high poverty schools spend less on students than low poverty schools. Finally the author also includes

The United States is a country based on equal opportunity; every citizen is to be given the same chance as another to succeed. This includes the government providing the opportunity of equal education to all children. All children are provided schools to attend. However, the quality of one school compared to another is undoubtedly unfair. Former teacher John Kozol, when being transferred to a new school, said, "The shock from going from one of the poorest schools to one of the wealthiest cannot be overstated (Kozol 2)." The education gap between higher and lower-income schools is obvious: therefore, the United States is making the effort to provide an equal education with questionable results.

With a disparity in resources resulting from NCLB, schools in the less wealthy areas tend to suffer the most: “Unlike most countries that fund schools centrally and equally, the wealthiest U.S. public schools spend at least 10 times more than the poorest schools-ranging from over $30,000 per pupil to only $3,000 (Darling-Hammond)”. A teacher who has spent years in school to earn a degree is far less likely to want to spend their career in a school that is under funded, under staffed, overcrowded and labeled ‘failing’. This in turn meant that the best educated, best prepared and most dedicated teachers would concentrate in the most highly resourced schools, leaving underperforming

American’s public school system have struggled to assist the proper funding acquiesces for providing amenities that are required by the administration, faculty, staff and students. The success rate of the school systems budget has overturned the phrase President Lyndon Johnson initiated regarding standardize poverty levels. “Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and learning must offer an escape from poverty,” President Lyndon Johnson. Dilapidated buildings, equipment, and materials are the results of the mishandling of misappropriated funding. Equitable funding and the better lack of funding gaps have led to court challenges that ironically why American’s public school is not able to meet or exceed higher standards as justified.

The low pay for our educators is causing many negative effects. New York Times shows that the low income is causing sixty-two percent of teachers to have a second job outside of their teaching jobs. Just to have enough money to support their families and make ends meet. Most everyone decides to college to prevent having these struggles with money, and to avoid having to work multiple jobs, when they get older; however, not when it comes to living off of only a teacher’s income, the struggles to have enough money are interminable. This low pay is also causing most teachers to retire, and find new jobs. New York Times states, “every year 20 percent of teachers in urban districts quit. Nationwide, 46 percent of teachers quit before their fifth year. The turnover costs the

The tax dollars are at work, but for whom, when it comes to education. Some can say, they do not think that their child is getting the best education, they can get from their school district. There is inequity in education because we are still divided, we have various advisory boards for the different races at school such as ELA (English learner Advisory) AAPA (African American Parent Advisory). It should be just a parent advisory in order for everybody to have the same learning achievement. As for inequality in education that is depending on the area, the school is located, I do not see the schools in the upper-class neighborhood complaining that their kids are not getting the best education. The negative consequences of this social problem are that there are children being left behind, retention in grades, suspension, and expulsion (Musu-Gillette, Robinson, McFarland, KewalRamani, Zhang, & Wilkinson-Flicker, 2016). The importance of changing this problem is so we can make sure our children are ready to lead the country when the time comes and make the best decision for us all as it relates our nation and politics. The equity in education is a problem and it needs to be changed through prevention measures, society, and reform.

Public educators care not about the money when going into this field of work, they care about the children, the environment, and the willingness to help others. Though teachers typically do not worry about the pay, it would be appreciated greatly if they actually got paid for the work they put into their job. According to the National Education Association, “Cutting teacher pay is not the solution for economic woes” (Kowarski). Kowarski states “Every teacher I know is making sacrifices, some have lost homes and cars”. Teachers give so much for so little in return. On average Kansas teachers make around forty to forty-five thousand dollars annually. This is not enough money for all they do for kids. They spend money out of their pocket to get

Many states have factors such as the cost of living, staff pay, and the maintenance of facilities. The average amount of funding per student has a large spread in the United States. The school district in Jordan, Utah spends an average of $5,708 per student each year while Boston, Massachusetts spends an average of $20,502 (Strauss 2014). This spread creates a lack of opportunity for many students across the nation. Children who attend schools in lower income areas of the nation are receiving a cheaper and less effective education than those who are attending schools in middle to higher income areas. School districts within these lower income areas are faced with many issues. They have less money to pay their educators. Many teachers who are in the lower income school systems are new and inexperienced teachers which can lead to lower performance in their classrooms. Many students from low income areas in the nation are coming from unstable situations at home, and can lack a role model in their life. Add the lack of materials due to underfunding in the school systems and those same lower income students are at the highest risk of a poor education. The disparity in our spending on education in different areas of the nation is a cause for concern for our youth’s education. An increase in funding to these lower income schools can help the students overcome the affects of poverty through proper education

Many school districts in the United States are questioning the validity of incentive pay as a method of funding teacher’s salaries within their schools. The question has been asked, as to how much correlation is there between incentive funding and student achievement? This type of funding has been prevalent in many schools for the past decades. Incentive pay programs attempt to tie compensation to a teacher’s performance in the classroom and student achievement. The premise of this type of compensation relies on the initiative that teachers teach better when their efforts are recognized and rewarded monetarily. Klein (2015), thinks that incentive pay is a resource distribution strategy used in education to reward teachers for

Every lesson taught is important, however, teachers will not be heard unless drastic action is taken to compensate their wage gap. The recent appeals to the Hawaiian legislature to raise wages by $20,000 annually have fallen on deaf ears. Congressman Doll was seen leaving a meeting with three teachers laughing and gawking (Smith 4). It is evident that unless teachers strike, they will not fairly be compensated for the valuable lessons they instill in our children. The only way that the government will take these teacher’s claims seriously is for teachers and Americans to band together and speak out to demand

There are numerous ways in which one can go about pursuing a collegiate education. Typically the first step towards formal, postsecondary education is the earning of a bachelor's degree. Due to advances in technology and the changing of the times, students now have a few options when it comes to completing their undergraduate education. The two most popular of these include attending a traditional four year university immediately out of high school, or enrolling in a junior or community college and earning an associate's degree prior to transferring to a conventional four year university. After comparing and contrasting the similarities and the differences between each of these options, it becomes clear that it is more beneficial for students to transfer to a four-year college after first procuring an associate's degree from a junior college.

The census data over many decades showed that teachers’ wages around the U.S. have been declining about 20% from 1960 to 2000 and still continuously diminishing compared to other comparable workers’ wages in other fields which in turn leading to the feeling of overburdened that may result in, loss of teacher quality, and student achievement (Mishel, 2012). Students are also overburdened. In a study about teacher and teaching quality influence students ' achievement the researchers investigated the impact of specific aspects of teacher quality (experience, certification, professional development,.. etc.) and teaching quality (time spent on teaching, basic practical…etc.) influence students’ achievement in math (Desimone & Long, 2010). Evidence indicated that low achiever students tend to be taught by teachers who are scarcely prepared and spend less time teaching. Therefore, the researchers found that the utilization of advanced procedural teaching and time spent on class teaching were correlated to achievement development for normal disadvantaged student populations such as students of color and low-SES students (Desimone & Long, 2010). In addition to this, the system is profoundly underfunded. In Kansas alone, there some broadly known trouble with the mass education system. In a 2015 article from the Kansas City gives a good brief vignette about what teachers and students have to work

Understanding the importance of education is like understanding life. They go directly hand and hand, because learning is apart of the daily life of a child, and is extremely essential in a child’s development. Children are introduced to the education system for the purpose to learn and thrive in todays society. The education system is used to set a model for children to become successful adults for American society to prosper. Rarely, do we think about school conditions and the stress pushed upon educators to make what it takes to have a thriving school year. In the United States, the budget for education primarily comes from state and local taxes. Usually, the budget from state and local are not enough, and year after year, many are getting cut. Schools are desperately in major need for additional funding, and they gladly utilize these federal funds as much as they can. Once federal funding is accepted to help these schools, so come the high standards and expectations. The use of Federal funding creates high stake environments, that effect students and teachers differently. With these high expectations for standardizing test scores, teachers are promised large bonus incentives in return. In 2009, schools were given the option to apply for funding by The Race to the Top Fund, and these expectations cause teachers and students to have high stress and anxiety in standardized school testing. The new expectations from federal funding change the educational curriculum, induces

Unfortunately, many low-income neighborhoods where most public housing units are located remain far removed from the upper-end school districts that receive greater funding. As a result, they tend to attract lower-paid and less trained teachers, which results in a lower-quality education. To determine whether this is the case, the Furman Center conducted a study on New York City’s inner-city school district. First, the study found that these schools consisted of a high concentration of children from public housing neighborhoods. Most significantly, these schools tended to employ teachers who had a lower level of experience and training than teachers at average schools across America (Furman Center, 2008). Data from the Department of Education reveals that these findings are not unique to the New York school district. Rather, across the country, schools that have high concentrations of low-income students frequently receive less funding than other

As a professional I will keep myself current in the changes of education and how to better assist my students in reaching their educational goals. Going to conferences on education and becoming a part of any association that is support of education and teachers. Knowing, understanding and abiding by the laws, standards, and regulations. I feel that it is very important to have collaboration with my colleagues and other educators to learn ideas and strategies that have been successful for them in their classroom. I feel that it is important to build relationships within the community and to learn about all the different resources that is available to help my students and their families. It is important to keep information shared with me