Educational Achievement Gap Research Paper

On August 28, 1963, a man of some much potential and ambition spoke proudly that will never be forgotten. Martin Luther King Jr said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” This country will never forget the man he was and the words he left behind for the world to hear and make a change. I have a dream that the educational achievement gap will one day have an end and will be just a tale told to children to scare them. The educational achievement gap is an important topic to address to come to a resolution than to let another decade pass and have same or worst results. Over time an epiphany has occurred on how the educational achievement gap has happened. The theory has been because of lack of income, early brain, ethnic/race, or just because of the community. In most studies, it will show an indication that the …show more content…
Meanwhile, parents that are least fortunate is because only one is working leaving so little time to invest in resources like the wealthy have. Wealth is considered power to be invested into education or into the unnecessary thing that won't help the education for children from K-12. The greatest effect there won't be much the one with money but those with the struggle for money. For the reason being that when being born into a family that doesn't receive a good check or that they get paid twice a month at the middle wage brings challenges. An example will have to be how the students get to school if the parent enters early to work. Another can be how does a student has time to enjoy their youth but yet do homework like a responsible student. Although, children face this issue the difficult one is when there is not enough money how can they buy school supply or do a research paper without a