In America the inner city school system is very poor compared to the urban school system. Inner city schools are unjust because the class sizes are too big, they lack funding, and lack support for special education programs such as 504’s and IEP’s. The class sizes of inner city schools are overpopulated and crowded. Many classes in inner city schools are crowded, specifically at Miles D Elementary in Chicago. Miles Davis Elementary is an magnet elementary school in Chicago Illinois where, “8% of the classes are 25% or more over capacity. The building is meant for 1,000 people it currently holds over 2,000”(Why Half of..."). Due to the overcrowded classes the students are limited to what they are able to learn and end up dropping out, which
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When compared with suburban schools, inner city schools seriously lack funding. According to Chicago Board of Education, “In the city of Chicago $6,000 - $9,500 is spent per student per year for their education. Farther out in Illinois like Macomb $22,000 - $35,000 is spent per year per student” (http://www.cpsboe.org/content/documents/fy2014_budget_proposal.pdf). Inner cities do not make a large enough budget for their students. It's unfair to the students because they have to work even harder for their education. As a result of the lack of funding inner city schools, funding for special education needs and services is not focused on as it should be. Chicago spends a lot less than Nonnewaug on special education accommodations such as, classes, teachers, equipment, and 504’s and IEP’s. According to the 2016-17 Nonnewaug budget they spend a total of “$4,094,054 for special Ed classes, teachers, testing, and transportation” (https://www.ctreg14.org/uploaded/BOARD_OF_EDUCATION/Budgets/budget.pdf). Chicago doesn’t even spend nearly half of that. Chicago Public Schools lack funding for special needs programs. You can also conclude that suburban schools like Nonnewaug have a better budget for those programs. Inner city schools lack the funding needed for programs all around. The inner city schools like in Chicago are unjust because they lack funding, they have over populated class sizes, and lack the funding needed for special
When compared with suburban schools, inner city schools seriously lack funding. According to Chicago Board of Education, “In the city of Chicago $6,000 - $9,500 is spent per student per year for their education. Farther out in Illinois like Macomb $22,000 - $35,000 is spent per year per student” (http://www.cpsboe.org/content/documents/fy2014_budget_proposal.pdf). Inner cities do not make a large enough budget for their students. It's unfair to the students because they have to work even harder for their education. As a result of the lack of funding inner city schools, funding for special education needs and services is not focused on as it should be. Chicago spends a lot less than Nonnewaug on special education accommodations such as, classes, teachers, equipment, and 504’s and IEP’s. According to the 2016-17 Nonnewaug budget they spend a total of “$4,094,054 for special Ed classes, teachers, testing, and transportation” (https://www.ctreg14.org/uploaded/BOARD_OF_EDUCATION/Budgets/budget.pdf). Chicago doesn’t even spend nearly half of that. Chicago Public Schools lack funding for special needs programs. You can also conclude that suburban schools like Nonnewaug have a better budget for those programs. Inner city schools lack the funding needed for programs all around. The inner city schools like in Chicago are unjust because they lack funding, they have over populated class sizes, and lack the funding needed for special