As we have seen with No Child Left Behind schools have incentive to push low performing students out. Due to lack of resources these low performing students are often students of color. Zero tolerance policies and unfair suspension policies targeting low income students cause this push out. Zero tolerance policies on drugs, weapons, truancy are all examples of how schools push out low performing students. While on the surface these rules seem fair, under these policies there is no case by case basis. Students can be expelled or suspended for bringing inhalers, aspirin, or nail clippers to school. Furthermore, in areas where students likely work part time it is unfair to police absent, late or truant …show more content…
In our current model, there is high levels of inequity regarding who gets to go to preschool. While this may seem petty, preschool is vital for developing vocabulary, and for establishing school routine and procedure. Furthermore, due to the shift in focus towards academic Kindergarten programs, preschool enrollment is essential and must be universal. Children who do not attend preschool are at risk for experiencing the “Matthew Effect. In reading, this is when students who do not make good initial progress in learning to read find it increasingly difficult to ever master the process. This also make language and reading development more