In today’s world several countries have come together to create policies to ensure that every child receives an education. Some of these programs have been very successful allowing millions of children to receive a primary education. These programs have caused more girls to stay in school and helped them to pursue secondary education. This improves gender equality that many countries still lack in the 21st century. Although this may seem like a great improvement for education deficits around the world, the United Nations claim that the world’s progress in education has left out many children. Children and adolescents are now at a higher risk for dropping out of school, and there are many children that do not learn properly in school. The global
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The children in the rural areas are left behind by their parents who seek work in the cities. As they are taken care of by their grandparents, they attend schools that are decrepit. These students do not stand a chance when competing academically with students in the cities. This causes many young people in rural areas to start working it factories at a young age. The few children that follow their parents to the cities still receive limited access to a decent education. A New York Times article explains this by saying, “The hukou system — a residency status that ties access to subsidized social services to one’s hometown — denies rural children the right to enter urban public schools. Many migrant children are relegated to private schools that charge higher tuition and offer subpar education.” (New York Times). China’s education deficit is hidden behind its successful schools in the …show more content…
Out of Africa’s 128 million children at an age to attend school, only about 17 million ever will. African governments and the international community will need to come together in order to increase the learning standards for African children. The United States continues to decline in its ranking for education around the globe. Today, it ranked twelfth behind many strong nations. The Huffington Post explains, “Each year 1.3 million students leave high school without graduating — that’s 7,000 students per day. Only about half of African American and Latino students earn a high school diploma. And the unemployment rate for those without a high school diploma is more than three times higher than the rate of those with a college degree.” (Caperton).
In the United States there is also a growing gap between the requirements to graduate high school and the requirements for colleges. Just about 45 percent of students who enter college with intentions to earn their bachelor’s degree are failing to graduate. This is why a new nationwide high school curriculum needs to be implemented in the United States. These new requirements must equip students with the knowledge and skills that they need in order to master their future college-level courses and to be successful
The children in the rural areas are left behind by their parents who seek work in the cities. As they are taken care of by their grandparents, they attend schools that are decrepit. These students do not stand a chance when competing academically with students in the cities. This causes many young people in rural areas to start working it factories at a young age. The few children that follow their parents to the cities still receive limited access to a decent education. A New York Times article explains this by saying, “The hukou system — a residency status that ties access to subsidized social services to one’s hometown — denies rural children the right to enter urban public schools. Many migrant children are relegated to private schools that charge higher tuition and offer subpar education.” (New York Times). China’s education deficit is hidden behind its successful schools in the …show more content…
Out of Africa’s 128 million children at an age to attend school, only about 17 million ever will. African governments and the international community will need to come together in order to increase the learning standards for African children. The United States continues to decline in its ranking for education around the globe. Today, it ranked twelfth behind many strong nations. The Huffington Post explains, “Each year 1.3 million students leave high school without graduating — that’s 7,000 students per day. Only about half of African American and Latino students earn a high school diploma. And the unemployment rate for those without a high school diploma is more than three times higher than the rate of those with a college degree.” (Caperton).
In the United States there is also a growing gap between the requirements to graduate high school and the requirements for colleges. Just about 45 percent of students who enter college with intentions to earn their bachelor’s degree are failing to graduate. This is why a new nationwide high school curriculum needs to be implemented in the United States. These new requirements must equip students with the knowledge and skills that they need in order to master their future college-level courses and to be successful