The issue that I chose was the economic issue. This is an issue that really affects Americans because we all have to have money and work with money everyday. But, there are money problems that occur in the U.S. As a country we tend to want a more capitalistic government, but, “no one believes that private businesses should be completely unregulated or that the things people value should be allocated exclusively by an unfettered free market.” (book) This is why we have an economic problem. The people of the United States want to have the government to regulate businesses, but, only to an extent. It is very difficult for the government to gain the support of the upper, middle and lower class. So the government will usually just make changes that
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But, a huge issue that has been ignored is the “the issue of poverty, with too many school reformers arguing that citing the effects of living in poverty as a big obstacle to achievement in school is “an excuse.” (Strauss). I believe in the equal opportunity to learn for everyone, and having people that are impoverished given a lower education doesn’t’ make sense. The problem that lies in hand is poverty. The fact is that poverty has risen and it will keep rising until something is done. There is a visible achievement gap between the poor education and rich education. This gap was created and it shows the effect of poverty in education. There were attempts to fix this gap through “the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which was passed in 1965”(Duncan); this act was created to help fund schools that have students that come from low-income families. These schools are considered Title One schools. With attempts to help the Title One schools by funding, that isn’t the only thing that the schools and the students need. The funding will help the schools, but the root of this problem comes from student’s race, economic status and lifestyles. If a student is brought up in a town where poverty is common then that student will have a hard time getting out of the area because of the lower class education that is
But, a huge issue that has been ignored is the “the issue of poverty, with too many school reformers arguing that citing the effects of living in poverty as a big obstacle to achievement in school is “an excuse.” (Strauss). I believe in the equal opportunity to learn for everyone, and having people that are impoverished given a lower education doesn’t’ make sense. The problem that lies in hand is poverty. The fact is that poverty has risen and it will keep rising until something is done. There is a visible achievement gap between the poor education and rich education. This gap was created and it shows the effect of poverty in education. There were attempts to fix this gap through “the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which was passed in 1965”(Duncan); this act was created to help fund schools that have students that come from low-income families. These schools are considered Title One schools. With attempts to help the Title One schools by funding, that isn’t the only thing that the schools and the students need. The funding will help the schools, but the root of this problem comes from student’s race, economic status and lifestyles. If a student is brought up in a town where poverty is common then that student will have a hard time getting out of the area because of the lower class education that is