Right to Education

An education provides people not only with the academic skills required, but also the social skills such as having the self confidence and belief in ones self to achieve a fulfilling and happy life. It is every child’s human right to receive such an education from early years to higher, and therefore several stages in which they must travel for this to happen.

As documented in the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” written by Rebecca Skloot, Henrietta lived her childhood in the segregated rural south. There was no real inspiration for her to attend school, much less develop a strong interest in getting a formal education. Segregation contributed to a cycle of oppression and poverty that affected Henrietta’s knowledge, and quality of life. The unfair early education laws, impaired all black children’s potential to learn, and negatively affected their confidence. America has laws that intend on producing, equal education for all children regardless of economic circumstances, race, religion, or academic ability level. On the other hand, a studied by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, find that “public school, especially in the south, is becoming re-segregated at a surprising level.”(Hancock Jones) Today there is evidence that suggest public education still needs equal protection reform in order to give all children a high quality education.

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, illuminates the essential rights that all children have. According to the Convention, each child has the privilege of education, it is the state 's obligation to guarantee that essential education is free and necessary, to allow distinctive types of secondary training, including general and professional training and to make them open to each child and to make advanced education accessible (United Nations, 1990). But as indicated by UNICEF, an expected 93 million kids on the planet don 't get the chance to go to school, the majority whom are girls. A large part of these children are poor and their families can 't stand to send them to school. They should work to help their families survive. Others, for the most part, young girls don 't go to school since they need to help at home. However, without an education, children and families are forced to lead an existence in poverty (UNICEF, 2015).

Education is a privilege. This remains true, even as I sit in one of the most grueling lectures of my life and ask myself questions like, "When am I ever going to use this in real life?" or "Can it be lunch already?" We often believe that education is a right. However, when something is not accessible to all, it is a privilege, not a right.

In our new world of technology, substance abuse, mental health, and sexual practices are being discussed in the news, television, radio, social media and even in school. Parents cannot control what their children are learning outside their home as well as what is being taught in school. Hence, the law provides the rights of parents and student that governs sensitive topics that are being conducted in school. The “Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) (20 U>S>C $ 1232h; 34 CFR Part 98) was enacted in 1978, and applies to student surveys, instructional materials or evaluations funded by the federal government that deal with highly sensitive issues.” Under the (PPRA), “Parents have the right of written consent

There are many countries where culture or religion can sometimes deny certain peoples ' right to have an education, restricting them from going to school to learn. Those countries don’t see the benefits people can get from learning new languages, or learning their own history. One of these countries that do such restrictions of education is Pakistan. In the country of Pakistan, some people think that there is no use of education, it 's unnecessary

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, “everyone has the right to education” (United Nations). Thus, everyone has the right to be

Each individual should have equal access to education no matter what their background is. Either because of their race and ethnicity, poverty and gender.

In order for educational equality to be attempted, financial barriers separating those who can afford educational fees and those who cannot must be minimised or removed. If everyone is entitled to the same opportunity of education then, equality can be sought after. This was apparent during the period 1974-1979, where it was recognised that a redistribution of educational resources towards girls, women and minority groups as well as towards the working class is required. Thus, aiming at giving everyone the same opportunity for an education. Contained in the 1998 Human Rights Act is an authoritative statement which is essential for the basis of equality. It states that `no person shall be denied the right to education', although a rather basic statement, it provides the basis for equality of opportunity which is essential since education is an investment on behalf of the wider society.

Each and every child deserves the right to succeed just like the next child, but we know that every child is not going to have the same upbringing. There are very few education policies. We have seen some major changes, but there needs to be more set into place. They learn differently, and are not going to grasp things like they should. Every child deserves to learn. If child is suffering from issues at home they are more likely to not succeed at school. It is very important that our youth today are not distracted from a good education as education relates to better income.

Our country is a democratic one. It is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Education plays a large role in that. Many believe that in democratic societies a free education is each citizen’s right. Others see education as a privilege, one that must be earned. The fact that education is key in making political, social, and economic decisions which help our government to stay true to its basis, and the fact that without at least some level of education, citizens can not get jobs and provide for the families prove that education should be considered a right in the United States.

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Education is important not only for the full development of development of ones personality, but also for the adequate of the nation. Form the birth to the death of the human being, education is a continuous process. Which all the stages of education i.e. per-primary, secondary, higher secondary, graduation etc. are very important. Primary education in India means seven years of schooling from the age of six. The government has made elementary education compulsory for all the children up to the age of 14, to achieve the goal of universal elementary education. Article 45 of the constitution has stated to provide free and compulsory education for all the children of the age 6 to 14. The Education Commission (1986-66), the National Policy on Education (1968) and the National Policy on Education(1986) the reiterated the state responsibility to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14 years. The Supreme Court of India in its judgment of 1993 declared primary education to as a fundamental right. After the District Primary Education Programmed (DPEP) of 1994, the government has launched the "Sarva Shilksha Abhiyan" (SSA). Primary education as we know is the one which caters the basic needs of all the young students irrespective of what they are going to become later in life. These needs comprise

While there are many acts of human right violations in the world, a long standing one that has gone on is in New Delhi, India where they have struggled with the right to education in their public schools. On April 1, 2010 the act for the right of children to free and compulsory education was passed in New Delhi, India. The law promised free and compulsory education to all children between the age groups of six and fourteen years old. A study on the implementation of the Right to Education Act in Delhi three years of its existence, has shown overwhelming violations. Although the act was passed, there have been 10,000 accounts of violations of child’s rights recorded. The New Delhi school system 's use of discrimination against refugees and

The Indian Judicial System has always been vigilant about the rights of children for they are the most valuable assets of the nation. It goes as a fact that development of children in a society and the development of nation as a whole go hand-in-hand and the most potent role in achieving such development is played by Education. Keeping this in mind, the India Judiciary emerges as a sign of commitment towards eradication of poverty and illiteracy from the country. The emergence of Right to Education as a Fundamental Right still has been an elusive goal had Judiciary not stepped in.