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What Can
We Do?
Inner city school districts need aid,
and it starts by becoming aware.
We Do?
Inner city school districts need aid,
and it starts by becoming aware.
The First Step: Awareness
In order to have any affect on the students in the impoverished districts within cities, we must gain awareness. By informing one another about the conditions within the cities and the schools, we can create a larger audience who cares. People who do not think it has any impact on them definitely need to know because humans are humans and we all deserve a fair chance at a good education.
The Second Step: Hiring Quality Teachers
It is important that students have quality teachers in order to thrive. By eliminating the possibility of young, inexperienced, non-licensed, teachers coming in from organizations like Teach For America, the school districts can become fruitful. By having teachers in the classroom that know the ins and outs of teaching, lesson planning, and students well being, the students will prosper and receive the quality educations that we hope for them.
The Third Step: Add After School Programs
It is important that after school programs be prevalent in an inner city school district because students are less likely to get into trouble. Programs like the Boys and Girls Club, Inner City Struggle, the YMCA, all have programs that students can get involved in. It is very important that these be made available and accessible to students. Also, keeping sports programs and the arts is just as influential in shaping students and their ability to learn, understand, and be part of a community.
The Fourth Step: Donate
Schools will take many different new and used items. It is important that students obtaining an inner city education have access to the supplies in the classroom that they need to flourish. Books and computers and even notebooks can be donated and will be greatly appreciated by the teachers spending personal money on supplies, and the students who use the supplies. Students need certain classroom items to receive a proper education, and donating it is a simple solution.
The Fifth Step: Raising Taxes
It might seem impractical to raise the taxes on already impoverished families, but it is an important step in allotting schools more funding. The tax raises do not have to be done as drastic increases, but they need to be done in order to fund the school with the proper amount of money. If students are getting better educations, they will grow up and go to college and hopefully be able to support a family and be fruitful. In this aspect, they will be able to turn the tables and create a community that can afford to pay for their children to go to school.
Finally: Take It To The Federal Government
By taking the issue of underfunded schools to the federal government, it would create a national amount of money to be used on each child in the school system. This will create a fair distribution among students. Other countries already take part in a plan similar to this one, and inner city schools in other countries often prosper better than ours.
(Source: Haley Just, "OP/ED: Innercity schools need updates to encourage students.")
In order to have any affect on the students in the impoverished districts within cities, we must gain awareness. By informing one another about the conditions within the cities and the schools, we can create a larger audience who cares. People who do not think it has any impact on them definitely need to know because humans are humans and we all deserve a fair chance at a good education.
The Second Step: Hiring Quality Teachers
It is important that students have quality teachers in order to thrive. By eliminating the possibility of young, inexperienced, non-licensed, teachers coming in from organizations like Teach For America, the school districts can become fruitful. By having teachers in the classroom that know the ins and outs of teaching, lesson planning, and students well being, the students will prosper and receive the quality educations that we hope for them.
The Third Step: Add After School Programs
It is important that after school programs be prevalent in an inner city school district because students are less likely to get into trouble. Programs like the Boys and Girls Club, Inner City Struggle, the YMCA, all have programs that students can get involved in. It is very important that these be made available and accessible to students. Also, keeping sports programs and the arts is just as influential in shaping students and their ability to learn, understand, and be part of a community.
The Fourth Step: Donate
Schools will take many different new and used items. It is important that students obtaining an inner city education have access to the supplies in the classroom that they need to flourish. Books and computers and even notebooks can be donated and will be greatly appreciated by the teachers spending personal money on supplies, and the students who use the supplies. Students need certain classroom items to receive a proper education, and donating it is a simple solution.
The Fifth Step: Raising Taxes
It might seem impractical to raise the taxes on already impoverished families, but it is an important step in allotting schools more funding. The tax raises do not have to be done as drastic increases, but they need to be done in order to fund the school with the proper amount of money. If students are getting better educations, they will grow up and go to college and hopefully be able to support a family and be fruitful. In this aspect, they will be able to turn the tables and create a community that can afford to pay for their children to go to school.
Finally: Take It To The Federal Government
By taking the issue of underfunded schools to the federal government, it would create a national amount of money to be used on each child in the school system. This will create a fair distribution among students. Other countries already take part in a plan similar to this one, and inner city schools in other countries often prosper better than ours.
(Source: Haley Just, "OP/ED: Innercity schools need updates to encourage students.")
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