Educational Equity And Education Equity : The Causes Of 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 educational system has been around for thousands of years, and throughout time, there have always existed equality issues. From girls not being able to attend school as far as the boys, to children being separated into different schools because of the color of their skin, equality in education is an issue that has plagued humanity for far too long. Throughout the years, there have been some important decisions made in an effort to afford equality in education. Perhaps, as we move forward in our thinking and beliefs, we may find a way to make education a right that everyone who has the desire to grow through knowledge should be afforded, regardless of circumstance.

Equality of Opportunity is the idea that all persons in a society are given equal opportunities to achieve educational and financial equality by having the chance to enter any occupation or social class. Schools play a paramount role in providing equality of opportunity as they are responsible for its implementation. Many issues exist for schools to provide equality of education due mostly to a family’s economic condition. Contributory factors such as a student’s cultural background, which test model is implemented at a given school, discrimination in the labor market that disrupts the achievement of equality of opportunity, all affect the school’s ability to implement equality of opportunity. Another important factor is the inequality between schools that contribute to the inequality of opportunity.

Today’s education system has its problems, one of the problems being equal education to everyone. This is a problem that can be seen in the more poverty areas in the United States. Most schools in poverty areas have older materials to work with, teachers who are less passionate about their jobs, are not being taught the humanities, and many of the schools are shutting down from poor conditions and low attendance.

Education is the factor in our society, or any society for that matter, that allows people to strive for their chances of equality, or better yet, greatness in a convoluted world belonging to both marginalization and wealth. However, at the same time, many people are being forced to miss out on their chances for an education and the opportunities that come with it. If we improve the opportunities for education, we also stand to diminish troublesome income disparities. Such a course of action is something that depends on the school districts and the resources that are available to them. If one takes a look back at the history of education in our country, they could undoubtedly see challenges to education access and how far the United States has come since then in providing said access. The positive development has seen increased education access for demographic groups ranging across four specific categories: ethnics, race, gender and one 's place in the class system.

Equity has always been an issue in public education. Educators always end up asking themselves if students are given the same opportunity weather they live in poor or rich school districts. According to the Schott Foundation, “The opportunity gap is the disparity in access to quality schools and the resources needed for all children to be academically successful”. Not only does location affect students, but also student’s cultural background affects the opportunities they are given in the classroom. These funding gaps typically do not give students an equal opportunity in their education.

With supporting facts of the statics of dropouts and arrest for juveniles on the up, leaves no empathy for the equalities of social identities. To be honest and willing takes risks and has consequences that has been proven and can be predicted! To have literacy is to empower one’s self. The complex system of institutional oppression and social injustice is self-inflicted.

Equity in education throughout the United States is a problem majority of high schools have to deal with. With education, comes conflict in which only a few solutions can fix what the problem. School resources is one of the main problems when it comes to equity in education from the lack of teaching from the teachers, to the facilities where the students are taught in, or the safety for the students; in solution, the government can provide more funds to these schools, and have well-off school schools, donate money or resources.

which anyone can reach success as long as they work hard enough. But that notion is questionable due to the reality that depending on a person’s background they will be only be able to go so far in life. In terms of education, children all over the United States are unequally prepared; this can be remedied by creating an equalized standard for schools.

While this is only my fourth year at the school, I felt that I might be lacking in knowledge of all resources available at my school. This prompted me to interview James, the director of the Equity, Justice, Multicultural Education (EJME) department, as well as Mia, the director of the Sophie Scholars. James, the director of the EJME department has over twenty years serving the school in various roles besides his current role, as a teacher, vice principal and principal. In interviewing both James and Mia I was able to gain an understanding of our available resources currently in place for all students. In addition, they directed me to additional information that was available on the staff and faculty portal.

7.28 Billion people live in the world. An average of 30 Million people don't have an education. You begin to wonder, is this our system failing or is it us ? Many people don't even get the opportunity to attend school nevertheless get to finish it. According to the recent launch of First Lady, Michelle Obama ‘Let Girls Learn’ program, she uncovered the various reasons on why many students don't get an education; In this case it was based more upon girls but the same idea is with the boys. Mrs.Obama and her team exposed that most students get discriminated on going to school off the child like factors such as their gender, race, financial status and their religion. Education is a powerful tool and an asset in today’s fast moving society. Boys

It fails to specify whether it indicates to the school outcomes or the provision of inputs to the school’s learning process. Equity in access to education can be understood as providing opportunities to learn without reference to outcomes (Reid, 2010). Hence, that would mean that if students fail to obtain school success they are assumed to have failed in acquiring opportunities and is attributed to their lack of motivation or talent. Therefore, students who fail to achieve would be judged as incapable of succeeding. Equity in access does not entail any level of achievement for students or the removal of achievement gaps between poor and rich, or between Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners. Stress on equity of access as an education commitment fails to challenge the significant social and educational inequalities (Barr,

My overarching goal is to complete the educational leadership program successfully and publish my dissertation. Additionally, I plan to publish a few conceptual articles before I complete the program and I hope to be involved in at least two collaborative studies during my time at Penn State University.

According to Nielsen (2013), in the United States, the government has been working hard in the due process of providing education to the children in the country. Despite the efforts that have been initiated by the United States education department, there is a problem of equity in education access around the nation. There are a good number of students who do not have the same opportunities as others when it comes to the education sector. For instance, in most cases, the quality of education that a student will get depends with their social class in the community. Those with a weak living condition are less likely to have the same quality of education as those who belong to the wealthy families. Therefore, the importance of equity, issues with sameness and the strategies suggested by Natalie (2013) and the report by the equity and excellence commission will form the basis of discussion for this paper.

Many believe that the greatest source for a nations strength is to provide equal education for all of its students. However, are we as educators short-changing our female students? I believe the answer to this question is an undeniable, Yes! There are different ways and methods to change this problem in our society; hence we must first examine the source of the corruption.