Education Equity: Disparities of Education Between Elite-Class and Working-Class Students in the United States
Abstract
This paper is based on the social background in which income inequality and racial bias highly strongly influence the quality of education and the accessibility of resources in the US, it mainly studied the inequal education phenomenon that happened in the United States including factors that cause the inequity and several solutions. It is meant to contribute value to the realization of imparity, raise the awareness of its importance and also provide more ideas and options to address this education issue. The way of research is through analyzing different papers and essays and combining them with personal perspectives, mainly focusing on children who have been affected by the unequal environment. In addition, many data are acquired through analyzing and comparing different research. This paper finds that education equity is still challenging for society and government to achieve especially when the accessibility for resources is different for each student. Structural inequalities, parental involvement, and systemic biases are still waiting to be addressed, reminding a cycle of inequality. To solve these issues, effective solutions are needed, including reforms in school funding, increased investment in education infrastructure, support for parental value involvement, and efforts to address inflict biases.
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