The Importance Of Inequality In Education

Education is a vital privilege for students and it allows students to learn from a countries history, to vital aspects that are used in the real world. In particular, public schools also allow students to have peer to peer socialization and create a friendly relationship with others. However, there are problems with the education system that can show that inequality is present. There are a decent amount of schools that do not have the right materials, or the proper amount of teachers for students to benefit from. So, this in turn prevents students from learning some of the expected courses throughout school which could be a form of inequality. There are studies around to prove or disprove inequality affecting school opportunities, but the main focus is that inequality effects a student’s outcome. Public schools have come a long way with lawsuits and reforms to make education fair for all …show more content…
In the mid to late 1900’s, there were schools that were segregated by race which is unjust; but in the early 1970’s, all public schools were required to end race segregation (Ballantine & Spade, 2015). This did end the racial inequality when it comes down to segregation, but it did not end inequalities that schools have. In particular, there was a study conducted to see if schools and family outcomes contributed to learning (Borman & Dowling, 2010). The study was based off the Equality of Educational Opportunity, or EEO, which shaped how productivity in school relates to equality (Borman & Dowling, 2010). The study targeted minorities and lower class citizens in the United States and how their culture can affect their education, also including the majority or any other economical class. They also took schools into consideration, meaning the material that the schools and economic location had and the schools overall grade. For a student to meet either of those variables, they had to meet eight measures which were called the