Equal Education in the United States
Equal Education in the United States- Casey Kaliher and Macey Latty April 24, 2017 Although k-12 schools throughout our nation may appear to act equally, this is far from reality. Schools ultimately may differ in many aspects such as extracurricular activities, teacher to student ratio, and even the textbooks that are provided. It must be brought to the attention of people nationwide that the education system in the U.S. is not equal. Schools across our nation are in desperate need of reform in order to give every student a chance at succeeding in life. It is the ultimate goal that schools are the great equalizer. More specifically, every student will be given the chance to increase their social mobility in life. One of the main contributing factors to this problem is the issue of parental knowledge. Many parents are under the impression that their children are receiving a quality education from their local schools. However, schools are largely funded by their local prop...
