"Nine years ago, a coalition of civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit (Williams v. California) that documented the deplorable and even unsafe and unsanitary conditions in many of California’s schools that serve large numbers of students of color." The underlying cause for this is that the schools are being underfunded. This is a major issue throughout California over the past decade. The following article (http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/17/opinion/oe-makdisi17) shows that Governor Schwartzenegger is making extensive cuts in an already beleaguered systems.
The cuts are causing serious issues for school systems whom the majority of the enrolled students are of color. In 2001, their were not cuts being administered because the economy was in a much different state. These school systems are operating with outdated books, limited supplies and resources. The limited financial resources also creates cuts in the number of teachers and variety of classes offered. The question now is are schools being unequally funded?
It is a fact that schools are being unequally funded. Area demographics plays a major factor in this as well. More affluent areas have schools with up-to-date technologies, athletic facilities, equipment and infrastructure. Their is even a difference in the quality of teachers because they are able to pay more to faculty. States insert a certain amount of money back into it's cities education and it is not being equally funded. The opportunities to succeed and recieve a quality education are limited depending on location.
The cuts are causing serious issues for school systems whom the majority of the enrolled students are of color. In 2001, their were not cuts being administered because the economy was in a much different state. These school systems are operating with outdated books, limited supplies and resources. The limited financial resources also creates cuts in the number of teachers and variety of classes offered. The question now is are schools being unequally funded?
It is a fact that schools are being unequally funded. Area demographics plays a major factor in this as well. More affluent areas have schools with up-to-date technologies, athletic facilities, equipment and infrastructure. Their is even a difference in the quality of teachers because they are able to pay more to faculty. States insert a certain amount of money back into it's cities education and it is not being equally funded. The opportunities to succeed and recieve a quality education are limited depending on location.
The inner city population are more diversified with different races and minorities. http://www.psk12.com/rating/USthreeRsphp/STATE_MA_level_High_CountyID_0_start_251.html.
This website shows the rankings of schools in Massachusetts. Schools that are private and are located in affluent areas are at the top of the list. Where as West Roxbury, Dorchester, Lawrence, and other high minority/low income cities are at the bottom. This is due to the fact that they do not have as many opportunities and the resources available to them. The difference leads back to schools being unequally funded by the state.
In conclusion, schools being unequally funded has become a major hot topic in education. No matter where the schools are located, everyone should have the same resources available to them to succeed. However, this is not the case and is due to the face that schools are not being equally funded.
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