In this section I had a hard time finding ten vocabulary words, so instead I did the job of article finder. The link for the article, that I felt related to this section is posted below:
http://www.edtrust.org/dc/press-room/press-release/funding-gap-2005-most-states-shortchange-poor-and-minority-students
One of the main themes of these chapters was how unequal school funding was for schools in areas of rich and impoverished areas. The article states that when you compare the funding gap between high and low income districts the difference is over$1,400 per student. The article also states that around 38 of the states experience this difference in funding. One of the main reasons we need to pay attention to this is that our children are supposed to receive, equal education. How can a child receive an equal education when $1,400 less is being spent on them ? Children are not receiving the same quality of education, or experiences that other children are that come from higher income families. Sadly, the majority of impoverished districts are populated heavily with Hispanics and African Americans. This in fact proves that segregated schools are definitely not "separate but equal." Another fact that is disheartening, is that children that come from impoverished families need the most help from the school but are receiving the littlest help. The public needs to become aware of this, and our nation needs to fix this discrimination against impoverished families.
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