Educational Inequality In The United States

“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest,” Nelson Mandela. Inequality, the condition of being unequal, is a widespread problem; from wealth and income inequality to education. Wealth inequality in the U.S. is unequal distribution of assets among residents of the United States. Educational Inequality is the difference in the learning results, or efficacy, experienced by students coming from different groups. Income inequality refers to the extent to which income is distributed in an uneven manner among a population. Inequality in all aspects is a worldwide problem that should be massively worked on. Wealth includes the values of homes, automobiles, personal valuables, businesses, savings, and investments. The giant gap between the rich and poor, in the United States, is a problem that is caused by discrimination of race and religion in the workforce. In today’s world …show more content…
Within the United States, education efficacy is usually based on tests, tests, and more tests. Everyone who has had some form of education knows that tests are not always a realistic representation of a student’s intelligent. Being smart and good at taking tests are two completely different skills; some students learn very well and are extremely intelligent yet they are not good at taking tests. Funding within schools are not always shared equally either, another cause of education inequality. Often, within the same state or even county, some schools are very fortunate with high quality teachers as well as resources; leaving students with a higher, better education than students only miles away. This problem causes an advantage to the students who were lucky enough to go to the more fortunate school which can boost them into a better career than the students from the less fortunate