Inequality In America

In the business world of today the CEOs and members of Wall Street seem to keep going up and up and the workers of Main Street seem to be staying the same or going down. The distribution of wealth keeps growing as CEOs are coming home with bigger and bigger paychecks. President Obama gave a speech in December of 2013, which centered on economic mobility to shed light on the debate over wealth distribution. The workers of America struggling to be able to pay the bills, be prepared for retirement and make sure that they children have it better than they did. The president, along with the workers of America, want to make sure that our economy works and functions efficiently for everyone as well as effectively creating programs like Race to the Top to help control economic mobility. The difference between the incomes of top level CEOs and the average workers continues to grow. In 2013, on average CEOs in the United States, the highest paid in the world came home with $11.7 million. On the other hand, the average worker came home with $35,293, meaning CEOs got paid 331 times more than the average worker. When the income of CEOs is compared to the income of those making …show more content…
Race to the Top is program that offers states bold incentives to rebuild and improve teachings and learning that is currently taking place in the schools of America (Race, n.d.). The Race to the Top program puts a focus on four keys areas of reform. First, is the creation of exact and precise standards and improved assessments. Second, the adoption of improved data systems so that schools, teachers, and parents can better keep track of a student’s progress. Third, give teachers and school leaders more to support so that they can be more effective. Lastly, more attention and resources needed for the reforms and interventions to help the lowest performing schools turn around (Race,