I just posted another set of links on education inequality, to add to about 10 links I have already posted. These posts are basically an aggregation of some of the research I have been doing. Although I am thoroughly enjoying collecting these contemporary articles, I think I need to start getting organized with my research. In the coming weeks, I hope to research the "problem" section of my paper in a more focused manner, according to the following rough guiding outline. I plan to modify the outline as I research, so this is not a final product. After that, I will turn to the "solutions".
- The problems
- Quality of education
- Issues that stem from US public school system/federal funding system
- class size
- physical conditions of school building
- teacher:student ratio
- quality of teachers/administrators
- after-school programming/extracurricular activities
- variety of classes; Advanced Placement courses
- management and administration of schools
- special education
- Issues that stem from a student's upbringing or community
- English as a second language
- literacy
- security considerations
- emotional/psychological/physical health
- dropout rates
- lack of access to tutors, private lessons, extra-curricular activities, etc.
- Implications of education Inequality
- standardized testing
- teacher evaluations
- college admissions
- employment (aspirations and actual employment)
- social mobility
- emotional/psychological health
- literacy (individual, familial)
- economic implications (cycle of poverty)
- community growth or stagnancy
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