The Negative Effects Of Poverty And Racial Discrimination In Public Schools

This article, written in 2014, titled, Common Core Switch Could Be Costly, gives the reader an overview of what Common Core really could do to American taxpayers. A taxpayer is someone who, “pays a tax or is subject to taxation,” (dictionary.com). The cost relates to how times have changed because a lot more money is spent on trying to give children a bigger and better education. When people think about how school was 100 years ago, and then think about where life has gone to today, there is a vast difference. Technology is one thing, but the way children were taught and how many children did not even go to school is quite another. But many differ from the point of view that it was better way back when, just as Kimberly Kennedy does in her article Common Core Is Working, Don’t Break It in which she states, “We must prepare our kids for a future where technology reigns and more jobs will require college degrees,” (Kennedy). Technology is an argument in itself, but it does play a certain role in Common Core, but that will come further along. Nevertheless this article argues the fact that Common Core is helping Kentucky with scoring higher grades on tests and becoming a smarter

Within the United States everyday many people from different races experience discrimination within every aspect of there lives. One aspect is within the school systems that they are having to attend. The funding between the school systems in the United States and in different areas within those states has a large gap. This gap was so large that within the, “The Atlantic” a credible news article wrote about how race within the schools influences how much that school is going to receive funding. In the article called, “ The Data Dre Damaging: How race Influences School Funding” it states, “That means that no matter how rich or poor the district in question, funding gaps existed solely based on the racial composition of the school. Just the increased presence of minority students actually deflated a district’s funding level” (White). If this is true what is to say that every school in America is still doing this kind of discrimination. This kind of discrimination on needs to end immediately. Just because these young children are growing up in the poorer sections of town doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t have the same rights as other kids. Every child in America should have the same access to a quality education.

In 1965, Lyndon B Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in an attempt to achieve more equity among minority groups within the education system. Along with the numerous attempts to close the achievement gap came America’s first federally funded state assessments, created with the intention of holding the nation’s schools accountable for providing a quality education for every student. This legislation was revisited in 2001 by the Bush administration with the No Child Left Behind Act, which saw the achievement gap that still existed among ethnic minority groups, but also recognised a prominent gap within poverty- stricken communities. With this came state tests that were more difficult and more frequent in an attempt to further

In an effort to discover how one thing affects another, I decided to study how race affects different aspects of life; those aspects being income, social class (or class) and education. How do we ascertain what effects what when preparing a study; does race effect how much we make or how far we go in our education or where we might live? There are many studies researching the variables mentioned, race, income, class and education. Perhaps education effects race, class and income. I am attempting to analyze the first combination. I want to determine to what extent income and class and education are affected by race.

With the advancement of thinking in the United States since the Jim Crow era, shouldn’t school segregation be a thing of the past? Well, this is an ongoing epidemic in the United States, and it has a dangerous effect on the youth. School segregation rates are at an all time high, and the main reason for this increase is residential segregation, or segregation of neighborhoods. Although school segregation can be a result of economic policy, housing policies have a greater influence on segregation. Many neighborhoods that are classified as low income, have a negative connotation attached with them. This causes a difference in funding of schools located in those districts, and those students end up paying the price.

I agree that Latinos and African American tend to be in high poverty schools throughout the country. This is a social problem that is part of our society that is limiting the potential of these two minority groups to suceed in life. The federal government provides supports to low income families such as food stamps, free or reduced lunches, supplemental income, etc. By doing this it is leveling the field to support the minorities groups enabling them to move foward. I am Latino and I feel that even though we have segragation in our school system in our country I truly belief that it is up to the individual to overcome this obstacle by been persistent, dedicated, and opstimic to pursue higher education obtaining a college degree.

Segregation in the United States, is defined as legal or social practice of separating people by law based on differences of race, wealth, culture, religion, or sexual orientation. Racial segregation in started as early as the 1800's as slavery. Slaves weren’t allowed to have an education like their owners’ children. Their purpose was to do the work that their owners wanted them to do. People separate the schools between black and white and the separate school system were not equal. There is a strong racial inequality in school systems, which negatively affect the quality of education for black people. For this reason, blacks and whites had to attend different schools. White schools gave white children a good quality education but black children

The presentation focuses on the modern day events of racism and the effects of racism as well.

To solve the racism in school problem we need to recognize the problem and discover where the disadvantages stem from. The major problem with the public schools is the lack of improvements to the education system that protect students regardless of ethnic background. The United States have developed the CERD, ICCPR, and CAT; these are reform treaties that are supposed to protect students. though, minority students in America are not benefitting from these programs due to lack of enforcement of the policies represented in each program. These treaties are described as:

For the last few years, it has been the controversial topic of the Common Core in the headlines. Conservatives position points to an attempt by the federal government to commandeer schools. Common Core supporters command their own alliance of educators and innovators with money arguing standards will remove many achievement gaps. Closely related to learning gap and opportunity gap, the term achievement gap refers to any significant and persistent disparity in academic performance or educational attainment between different groups of students, such as white students and minorities, for example, or students from higher-income and lower-income families. The “debate about Common Core has been used as an scourged antipathy by many to what an actual “educational standard” is, because of misrepresentational resistance from many educators and politicians which is illustrated by

Federal funding to schools became increasingly prominent with the knowledge of the Russian Sputnik satellite, which led United States politicians to support the involvement of the federal government to authorize the expenditure of federal funding for training teachers in mathematics and science and for improving foreign language. This was justified under the National Defense Act, linking it to the constitutional obligation of the federal government to defend the country (Sergiovanni, et al. 2009).

Diversity is recognizing a person’s differences as far as religion, ethnic group, sexual orientation, etc. Diversity can be seen in a workplace, schools, restaurants, or any public area. “Often diversity courses aim to explain that racism not only entails attitudes but also affects the opportunity structure in U.S. society; thus, the content of such courses should decrease the extent to which students view inequality as the result of individual short-comings (Cole, E. R., Case, K. A., Rios, D., & Curtin, N.).” Yes, psychology is the study of the mind however; learning the many different diversities is also learned and taught in psychology.

Employers and schools are required to have goals and a time frame, for hiring or recruiting women and minorities to achieve racial diversity. Affirmative action programs were created to make sure the inclusion of all qualified individuals and to prevent gender and race discrimination. An employer is not required to hire someone who lacks the qualifications needed to perform the task or job successfully, or to choose one that is less qualified then the other based on his/her race or gender. It has been said that in some colleges students are picked because of their race.

We understand that quality education is one that is free from discrimination. Teachers who are willing to fulfill their duties as you are willing to do only means that you will generate legitimate opportunities and success for your students.

What are the roles of federal and state government when it comes to American education? The roles of education have evolved from historic liabilities to current liabilities. There are many laws and cases that have had an impact on American education that still has a strong influence on education today such as the debate between church and state, racial desegregation, and education finances. Other impacts as relevant are testing standards and special education programs that have arisen from influences of federal concerns. The purpose of this paper is to examine the historical and current roles that the federal and state government has on education. Other factors to include are individual cases