Equality is Key Ever since the revolution of the United States in 1776, Americans have strived for fairness and equality. From racial fairness to the equivalence of women in the workplace, equality has always been fought for. Many times this equality is achieved; however, this is not always the case. There are instances where some people are not treated the same as others. School funding in Iowa is one of these instances. Currently, there are schools in Iowa that are not getting the same amount of funding as others. The amount of funding that some school districts get per student has been significantly higher than others since 1971. With this money, they are able to give their students items like iPads. Meanwhile, classrooms in Davenport
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As stated in “Study Shows Deep Disparities In Funding For Schools”; “Sufficient school funding, fairly distributed to districts to address concentrated poverty, is an essential precondition for the delivery of a high-quality education in the 50 states,” (Washington Post 2). In order to achieve total success in education, students need a certain psychological positivity and pride for themselves and their school. They must feel like they are worth something. With this mentality, they stay focused on their studies and determined to succeed in school. Unfortunately, the unequal funding in Iowa negatively affects this mentality. When students learn that other school districts are receiving more funding than them for no reason, or even just see how much better their education and schools are taken care of, they begin to feel that they are worth less than those students. This feeling can and will affect their viewpoints on their education. That pride starts to diminish and is replaced with shame for being a part of a district that is not cared about. With the decline in pride and positivity comes the decline in focus on studies and incline in behavioral issues. In the end, students are not in the best mentality to accomplish their very best for reasons beyond their
As stated in “Study Shows Deep Disparities In Funding For Schools”; “Sufficient school funding, fairly distributed to districts to address concentrated poverty, is an essential precondition for the delivery of a high-quality education in the 50 states,” (Washington Post 2). In order to achieve total success in education, students need a certain psychological positivity and pride for themselves and their school. They must feel like they are worth something. With this mentality, they stay focused on their studies and determined to succeed in school. Unfortunately, the unequal funding in Iowa negatively affects this mentality. When students learn that other school districts are receiving more funding than them for no reason, or even just see how much better their education and schools are taken care of, they begin to feel that they are worth less than those students. This feeling can and will affect their viewpoints on their education. That pride starts to diminish and is replaced with shame for being a part of a district that is not cared about. With the decline in pride and positivity comes the decline in focus on studies and incline in behavioral issues. In the end, students are not in the best mentality to accomplish their very best for reasons beyond their