Achievement gap in the United States

For example, boys usually do not receive the top grades in school. On average, boys are almost two years behind girls in reading ability and 70% of failing grades are given to boys. It has been shown that students who are low performing readers are most at risk for dropping out of school. Another example is that girls outnumber the boys when graduating from high school. Boys make up the majority of high school drop outs. In some cities the dropout rate for boys is as high as 80%. High school…

community is increasing at a rapid speed within the United States. The community arrived to the United States with high expectation for a better life but the achievement of that requires financial stability. A major issue that many Americans are experiencing is the ability to afford healthcare. Many healthcare provider are initiated through a person’s employer, others receive public assistance and the remaining do not have healthcare. The United States has credited a policy that will allow the…

church or by public subsidy, voucher, but they are restricted to who gets them and which school accept them. Home schooling happens at home, a parent teaches own children. There is no curriculum to follow, it is illegal in some nations, not in United States. The major issue of this way of education is that children miss out on social interaction, so parents are willing to cooperate with other home schooling families and meet to organize activities…

QUESTION NUMBER 1: The civil rights movement of 1960’s was a set of movements in the United States to end racial discrimination against the black Americans and to get them a legal recognition. The movement also attempted to gain federal protection of the rights of citizenship as explained in the constitution. In the late 19th century, black Americans were stripped of their rights by numerous discriminatory laws in the South. Unlawful violence became a normal scenario for the blacks of South.…

theory, which professes “there are two elements of culture [that] interact to produce potentially anomic conditions: culturally defined goals in socially approved means for obtaining them” (Siegel, p.150) Merton proclaims each individual in the United States is encouraged to strive for monetary success, regardless of their economic position. However, lower class individuals are at a disadvantage in achieving success, especially children of lower class parents. These children are often not…

here is a woman who is living proof that that statement is not true. The dream is strong and true, and she believes that it is still attainable. She stands with other candidates as a non-politician running for the most influential seat in the United States, the presidency. With the people having a certain mindset for politicians, she hopes to remind the people that our government was meant to be a government run by the people and for the people. She stands as a candidate with humble beginnings…

One example of functionalism happening in the world today is public education. In the United States, education is a State and local responsibility. To illustrate, the Department of Education was created “In 1867 to collect information on schools and teaching that would help the States establish effective school systems” (Anon 2012). According to the article of the U.S Department of Education (Anon 2012), it states and communities as well as public and private organizations that establishes…

In the ever changing world of intricacy international situation, the relationship between China and the United States plays an important role on global political trends. Both Chairman.Xi and President.Obama visited each other for several times during their term of office. Traced back to 2011, the former Chinese chairman Hu Jintao was invited by Barack Obama. They had a meeting in the White House in January. Then they announced China-U.S.Joint Statement. Two countries promised to cooperate on a…

education achievement meaning if the income level increases, the education will increase accordingly. The study of U.S. Educational Testing Service (ETS) remarks this relationship by noting “ families with more income are better able to purchase inputs such as nutritious meals, safer neighborhoods, and better schools, thus positively…

school (Goennier, 2006; Holmes, 2009). In an effort to alleviate overcrowding, the construction of new schools may be a top priority for district leaders; however, with research supporting a link between school leadership practices and student achievement it may be just as important to…