School inequalities.
Date Submitted: 12/11/2003 21:11:48
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 6 pages (1694 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 6 pages (1694 words)
"Unless we have the wealth to pay for private education, we are compelled by law to go to public school-and to the public school in our district. Thus, the state by requiring attendance but refusing to require equity effectively requires inequality. Compulsory inequality, perpetuated by state law, too frequently condemns our children to unequal lives" (Kozol, 56). In this day and age education is a necessary tool for survival. Unfortunately, not every student in America's schools …
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…the next generations to create equal education for the children of America.
References
Barimani, J. (2001). Kozol: don't kid around with school inequalities. The Digital Collegian. Penn State.
Greatschools.net. (2000). Online: http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse-school.
Haycock, K. (2000). Racial and Financial Inequalities Hamper Public Education. San Diego, California.
Kozol, J. (1991). Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools. First HarperCollins. New York, NY.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (1997). American Civil Liberties Union. Online: http://archive.aclu.org/news.html
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