In an ideal world, all children would be given an equal opportunity to obtain a quality education regardless of their race, socioeconomic status, or family situations. The national graduation rate for black males was 59 percent, 65 percent for Latinos, and 80 percent for white males annually for the 2012-13 school year (4). It is apparent that the world is not perfect and all children do not have an equal chance to obtain a quality education. There is a plethora of problems that tie into creating this gap and making it so wide. African American children are already at a disadvantage because of stipulations with their race, and then socioeconomic status and family structure and size come into play to exacerbate the problem.
Race plays a huge role in the gap between the high school graduation rates of …show more content…
According to the Education Trust, “by the end of 4th grade African American, Hispanic and low-income students are already 2 years behind grade level…by the time they reach 12th grade, they are 4 years behind.” While schools are expected to be “The Great Equalizer” and eliminate these differences or at least minimize them, schools actually play a huge role in magnifying the problems that children face. For example, most African American children attend minority dominant schools and minority dominant schools have less-experienced, lower-paid teachers (6) which illuminates the problem that was already created rather than help to close the gap. As a result of the race and class segregation and its relationship to the school revenues, students that live in the higher poverty stricken areas attend the racially segregated and poverty stricken schools
Race plays a huge role in the gap between the high school graduation rates of …show more content…
According to the Education Trust, “by the end of 4th grade African American, Hispanic and low-income students are already 2 years behind grade level…by the time they reach 12th grade, they are 4 years behind.” While schools are expected to be “The Great Equalizer” and eliminate these differences or at least minimize them, schools actually play a huge role in magnifying the problems that children face. For example, most African American children attend minority dominant schools and minority dominant schools have less-experienced, lower-paid teachers (6) which illuminates the problem that was already created rather than help to close the gap. As a result of the race and class segregation and its relationship to the school revenues, students that live in the higher poverty stricken areas attend the racially segregated and poverty stricken schools