Standardized Education In Urban Schools

There are various reasons people continue to move from urban areas to the suburbs. These reasons include the fact that rural areas have better education, lower crime rates, better infrastructure, and inequality in the public services offered. Also, with the recent rise the population growth, cities have become more crowded and continue to grow beyond capacity, which contributes to people relocating to less population dense rural areas, such as the suburbs.

One of the greatest differences among public schools is the funding they receive. Public schools across the country have incredibly varied amounts of capital dedicated to them which in turn leads to a disparity in the quality of education a student will receive at these schools. The race of a student, the location they live in, and the wealth of their family greatly correlate to the level of education they will receive. As Harvard professor Jennifer L. Hochschild notes, “Districts with a lot of poor students have lower average test scores and higher dropout rates...The highest spending districts report high test scores, and some of the lowest spending districts report the lowest test scores” (“Social Class in Public Schools.”). The students who attend schools that receive less funding typically obtain an education that is lesser in comparison to schools that receive more money. The inequality in funding within a state has a severe impact on the variation of education quality. In the case of Connecticut, “The district that spends the most provides almost twice as much per student as the district that spends the least” (“Social Class in Public Schools.”). As a result, the schools that receive less funding work with more outdated textbooks and equipment, while schools with more funding can afford to buy new equipment and provide a better environment for the

A never-ending issue has loomed over the head of our nation-- education. According to the Institute of Education Sciences, 63.7% of American students are below proficient in reading and 65.7% in math. In order to improve educational standards and increase student achievement, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act (also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) in 2002. Designed to increase the role of the federal government in education, it holds schools accountable based on how students perform on standardized tests. Statistics show that the average student completes about 110-115 mandatory, standardized tests between pre-kindergarten and end of twelfth grade (an average of eight tests per year). Standardized testing utilizes

Everyone has heard the saying “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” but few people think of schools when they here this phrase. The way our educational system is set up today benefits students in high income areas more than it helps students in low income schools. People in the United States like to think that anyone can achieve greatness if they try hard enough but getting an education is important and being in a well-funded school never hurts. In this country there is a profound lack of funding to our schools and there is an inequality when it comes distributing the funds and it only serves to help some and disadvantage others.

Introduction: Standardized testing is used to hold schools accountable. The pressure to have students pass the STAAR test has negatively impacted education, because teachers to narrow curriculum in order to focus on material on the test. Standardized testing is causing the deterioration of a meaningful curriculum in the Texas Education System

It's 8 A.M. on a Saturday, and masses of students around the United States wake up and head to their testing sites in order to take the SAT. This is a common occurrence that happens multiple times a year, but it raises the question as to how seriously should society take these tests and other standardized testing, such as the Regents examinations in New York State. The answer to this is obvious, clearly these exams, and all standardized tests, must be taken seriously, due to the fact they provide vital information for colleges such as which students are the best, they provide ample data for high schools and state governments to prove that the academic standards are being upheld, and they also provide useful information to various institutions

In California, the academic achievement of low-income minority students in urban public schools falls behind the academic achievement of white students in higher-income areas. For example, according to the 2013 STAR test results, 86% of white non-economically disadvantaged 9th graders at Antelope High School, in the Roseville Unified School District, attained advanced scores in reading compared to only 58% of low-income Black and 49% Hispanic ninth graders (California Department of Education, 2015).

A new PDK/Gallup poll shows that most Americans oppose nationwide Common Core tests, and view other criteria such as engagement with classwork and feedback about school more important than performance in standardized testing in measuring the effectiveness of schools.

Junior year is often said to be the hardest year of high school. Homework gets harder, classes start to pile on, there’s more access to clubs and other extracurriculars. However, these things combined are not the reason that it is typically called the hardest. It is the stress and preparation that comes with taking a standardized test that year. Standardized tests are assessments of several specific skills of high school students, which will later be used in college. The two most common standardized tests in the U.S. are the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and American College Testing (ACT). The standardized part means that when the general population takes this test, the score distribution should be a normal bell-shaped distribution with

Is education really as important as people make it to be? Standardized tests have been a problem to our education system and to help solve this issue, they should not be permitted. The state use standardized tests as a way to improve students and make a point. Standardized testing should not be permitted in High School because it is not helpful, causes anxiety and is a waste of the state’s money.

As Students in the public school system, we are tested rigorously on a routine basis to equally evaluate and test our academic ability. These tests determine the path we should take throughout our career in school, and even decides if we should be able to graduate.

The United States’ school system is based on competition, and competition promotes disparity. Because some schools have more resources to compete, public schools differ in their abilities to adequately educate students.

The article details why many schools in America have money problems. Schools in low socio-economic areas spend less on students, however, students in these areas tend to have the greatest needs and require additional resources to aid with learning. School enrollment in more affluent areas receive more money and the needed resources and supplements to assist with learning. One example given in the article included a school in Chicago with 22 teachers and 145 students. This is a 6.5 student to teacher ratio. Additionally, each student in the school has an Individual learning plan and teachers with years of experience that earn more than $90,00 annually. The disparity in funding provided to schools throughout America may seem unfair, but

One of the most prominent problems in the U.S. educational system is that there is an unfair inequality of schooling between wealthier and poorer populations because of the school funding system. Schools are funded unevenly depending on the general household income of its locals; higher income areas have better funded schools and low income areas have lower funded schools because the schools run on what can be provided by the public. This

As a teacher the topic of how does standardize assessments facilalized and impeded learning on the elementary setting is very important to me. Elementary school is the start of a child formal education and the foundation to the futer. In fact, students that do poorly on standardize testing in elementary school are more likely to drop out of school, not graduate high school, be retained and be placed into remedial class. Furthermore, the students that are most likely to be affected by poor standardized testing practices are students that need the most help. For instance, students with special needs, English language learners, and low income students. Standard assessments have an history of not being in the best interest of students. For instance,