Underfunded Schooling
Students are not being treated fairly. Many inner city school districts of America are being underfunded which leads to a lack of achievement and low test scores. Many districts, like Chicago or Detroit, are in desperate need of funding. It can be argued that each school within a district or county or city is given the same about of funding. This might be true, but inner city schools have different needs than the private 'better off' districts. Most schools within cities have to monitor book distribution or are using very out of date books due to lack of trust and lack of funds.
The University of Michigan did a study that proves that 25% of inner city students come from a poverty stricken household, the schools are more diverse, and students without healthcare. Funding for each school is allotted via a formula that includes ESL and attendance-based programs. This goes to say that the students attending inner city schools come from families that can hardly afford to put them through school. The funds do not get distributed equally because of the external circumstances the students experience. A student does not get to choose whether or not they can go to the doctor when sick, but instead must miss several days of school. It is important to realize that attending school is a privilege, and this funding 'formula' degrades that idea.
Schools are receiving budget cuts all the time or levies that do not pass because of selfish tax payers-that needs to stop--especially in inner city districts who are barely surviving as is. It is important to give schools the amount of funding they need in order to allow the students to thrive achieve, and experience within the classroom.
Many people still believe it has to do with Civil Rights issues, including Philip Hanson. In his journal entitled "The Politics of Inner City Identity in "Do the Right Thing,'" he describes a movie about inner city identities being stolen from African Americans by white Americans. Although he is commenting on a movie, he still makes good points about racial bias still being present, especially within inner cities. Norman Newberg, a journal author for Pennsylvania State University, also claims that segregation is "the cancer" linking homes and schooling. Segregation is still happening in mild forms today, and this could be a major factor in under funding within urban school districts.
The University of Michigan did a study that proves that 25% of inner city students come from a poverty stricken household, the schools are more diverse, and students without healthcare. Funding for each school is allotted via a formula that includes ESL and attendance-based programs. This goes to say that the students attending inner city schools come from families that can hardly afford to put them through school. The funds do not get distributed equally because of the external circumstances the students experience. A student does not get to choose whether or not they can go to the doctor when sick, but instead must miss several days of school. It is important to realize that attending school is a privilege, and this funding 'formula' degrades that idea.
Schools are receiving budget cuts all the time or levies that do not pass because of selfish tax payers-that needs to stop--especially in inner city districts who are barely surviving as is. It is important to give schools the amount of funding they need in order to allow the students to thrive achieve, and experience within the classroom.
Many people still believe it has to do with Civil Rights issues, including Philip Hanson. In his journal entitled "The Politics of Inner City Identity in "Do the Right Thing,'" he describes a movie about inner city identities being stolen from African Americans by white Americans. Although he is commenting on a movie, he still makes good points about racial bias still being present, especially within inner cities. Norman Newberg, a journal author for Pennsylvania State University, also claims that segregation is "the cancer" linking homes and schooling. Segregation is still happening in mild forms today, and this could be a major factor in under funding within urban school districts.