Desegregation In Schools

Brown vs. Board of Education mandated desegregation in public schools but today educators are calling for a socioeconomic desegregation. Schools are considered a safe haven for students who come from impoverished homes to receive a quality education. A quality education can be defined as one that provides all learners with the capabilities required to become economically productive and develop sustainable livelihoods (Our Vision). Many people believe that all schools receive an equal amount of funding from the government every year. Several also believe that higher socioeconomic schools actually receive less funding due to higher test scores. It is true that schools receive different amounts of funding from the federal government; nonetheless

Technology is such a valuable resource for students in today’s modern world; unfortunately students from low socioeconomic areas have limited access to various types of technology. Smartphones and computers are essential for students especially when conducting research and completing homework assignments. Tina Barseghians, an expert in the empowerment of technology found that low-income student test scores increased by 30 percent after they were given Smartphone’s to access more information and instruction and to collaborate with their peers (Barseghian). This can be a burden for families who do not have the money to buy such technology. Most importantly, the schools should have access to computers for the students to use but due to funding from the government, this has become a huge issue. For the year of 2013-2014, the state of North Carolina appropriated zero funds for school technology

Due to long hours at work and high levels of financial stress, parents are unable to give their child enough time to assist them with schoolwork or time to read at night. Marcy Kusz, author of Stress in Elementary Children, found that financial stress will often exhibit signs through a decrease in physical health, decline in parental behavior, and marital stress” (Kusz). Continuous stress can cause parents to lose track of their child’s education especially when providing the next meal is more important at that moment. A survey completed by the American Psychological Association reported that 36% of parents in the lowest-income quintile read to their children on a daily basis, compared with 62% of parents from the highest-income quintile” (Education). Reading to children every night is extremely important for improving reading and writing skills the child may struggle with. Janis Keyser, a parenting educator, program director and author of the novel From Parents to Partners, finds a strong correlation between being read to and academic success (Keyser). A parent’s involvement and commitment of time in their child’s education are essential for their growth and success in