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    Education in the US has changed significantly over time. It emerged as a private practice but Massachusetts passed the first mandatory attendance law in 1852. Racial segregation was prevalent until the 1954 Brown vs. Board Supreme Court ruling declared it unconstitutional. However, inequality in access to education remains an issue today, with lower income communities receiving less funding and resources than wealthy areas. Conflict theory perspectives see this as a problem caused by unequal distribution of resources between socioeconomic groups. Improving funding allocation to provide equal access for all students, regardless of income, is seen as a key way to address this ongoing issue.

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    Education in the US has changed significantly over time. It emerged as a private practice but Massachusetts passed the first mandatory attendance law in 1852. Racial segregation was prevalent until the 1954 Brown vs. Board Supreme Court ruling declared it unconstitutional. However, inequality in access to education remains an issue today, with lower income communities receiving less funding and resources than wealthy areas. Conflict theory perspectives see this as a problem caused by unequal distribution of resources between socioeconomic groups. Improving funding allocation to provide equal access for all students, regardless of income, is seen as a key way to address this ongoing issue.

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    EDUCATION

    Laura Solano
    Sociology 1

    HOW DID EDUCATION


    EMERGE IN USA?

    Education was a private practice in private institutions or through


    home schooling prior to the late 1800s.
    Timeline of Education:
    1796-1859 ---- Horace Mann worked to create a statewide system
    of professional
    teachers in Massachusetts
    1852
    law

    ---- Massachusetts passes first mandatory attendance

    1902
    board.

    ---- John D. Rockefeller created the general education

    1918
    ---- Every state requires students to complete
    elementary school

    EARLY EDUCATION IN
    AMERICA
    Academic Curriculum
    Early curriculum did not focus on modern day academics (math, English,
    science), but family, and religion.
    Girls were only taught how to read, not write.

    Racial Conflicts in American Education


    In the 1960s, America had a racially segregated school system.
    Despite the 1954 Brown vs. Board Supreme Court ruling.
    In 1970, segregated schooling in the US was eliminated.

    1954 BROWN VS BOARD


    What was the Brown vs. Board case?
    Was one of the most important supreme court cases in the United States.
    Declared that the separation in public schools for white and black students is
    unconstitutional.

    How did the case emerge?


    Brown vs. Board consisted as 4 individuals cases, grouped together.
    Problem in the cases:
    African American minors were denied admittance to certain public schools
    due to the laws allowing segregated of race in public education.

    MODERN DAY MAJOR


    PARTICIPANTS IN
    EDUCATION?
    Every since 1918, every state required students to complete
    elementary school.
    Now, education is required for grades -12 in American public
    schools.
    Thus, all minors living in the United States participate in
    education.
    From low income to high income students, everyone participates in education.
    Equal access of education

    HOW DOES SOCIETY


    PERCEIVE EDUCATION?
    Equal access of education Is it truly equal after all?
    New problem:
    Inequality and unequal access to education.
    Inequalities in education access all comes down to income!
    The wealthy have better access to education than the poor.

    Society sees equal access as a problem!

    STUDENTS SEE UNEQUAL


    ACCESS AS A PROBLEM:
    From Savage Inequalities: Children in Americas Schools by Jonathan Kozol:
    Two schools were compared to each other:
    East St. Louis High School
    Low income community
    No water supply in the science laboratories.
    Short hand of staf
    Outdated physics and chemistry labs
    Mostly African American students

    Private school in Rye, New York


    Higher class community
    $400,000 auditorium renovation
    White and Asian students

    Students in East St. Louis asks, Are we citizens of East St. Louis or America?
    Wake up call, America! Students in low income communities feel denied of equal access to
    education.

    HAS EDUCATION CHANGED


    OVER TIME?
    From segregated schools in the 1960s, to unequal access of
    education in low income communities.
    Problem then: segregation
    Problem now: unequal access

    The change is occurring gradually, but disparities are still present


    in education.
    Reported by the U.S Department of Education:
    Out of 7,000 school districts, 3,000 do not ofer Algebra II, and more than 7,300
    high schools do not ofer calculus classes.
    No equal access to these classes, that students need to be successful.

    WHAT HAS CAUSED


    EDUCATION ACCESS THIS TO
    CHANGE?
    Although the change is extremely gradual, change began
    occurring decades ago.
    The Equal Educational Opportunities Act, 1974:
    A federal law that prohibits discrimination against students, and faculty,
    including racial segregation.
    Goal is to have equal participation of education with students in America.

    What has not changed?


    Although racial segregation is eliminated, unequal access to
    education is still present.
    Unequal access is also seen with undocumented students.
    Gradual change is coming with the DREAM Act.

    WHAT WOULD I DO TO
    IMPROVE EDUCATION
    ACCESS IN AMERICA?
    Questions I ask myself?
    Why do the low income communities have less resources than the wealthier?

    How I would address this current issue?


    Government funding is KEY
    Taxes paid by the wealthy, will be EQUALLY spread over low income schools, to
    high income schools.
    Equal funding in schools, will allow students to have equal access, meaning
    equal opportunities for all.

    Question for society/professor:


    Why is this hard to overcome? Why cant education be equally spread between
    the wealthy and the poor communities?

    DOES EDUCATION WORK


    BETTER FOR SOME
    MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AS
    OPPOSED
    TO
    OTHERS?

    As explained before, the


    wealthy
    clearly benefit much more than
    the poor.
    The wealthy has more funding, from the government AND
    donations from wealthy families.
    The lower income communities face less resources, due to lack of
    funding.
    Personal experience:
    Low income charter high school in my neighborhood:
    Lack of staf
    AP Calculus class, does not have a formal classroom setting.

    FUNCTIONALIST
    PERSPECTIVE
    Functionalists focus on the order that is in society, in which would
    focus on social stability.
    The problem with functionalist is that they neglect the negative
    consequences of social order.
    Functionalist do not believe in taking action in changing the social
    environment, even if the outcome benefits society!
    In other words, functionalist would not care about the inequality in
    education, and they wouldnt care about making a change in order
    to better education.

    CONFLICT THEORY
    PERSPECTIVE
    The reasoning conflict theory, is that problems rise when
    resources are unevenly distributed between groups in society.
    Thus, conflict theory then leads to changes in society.
    Conflict theory originated from Karl Marx, and mentioned that
    there was conflict due to the unequal distributed resources among
    the wealthy and the poor.
    Thus, the unequal education access present now, would be
    alarming for people who follow conflict theory like Marx.
    It is seen that socio-economic factors influence the unequal
    access to education in our society further leading to influence
    individuals who follow conflict theory to step up, and take a stand,

    SOURCES
    1. Walia, Arjun. "The Origin Of Education And Mandatory Schooling." CollectiveEvolution RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr.
    2016. <http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/01/07/the-origin-of-education-and-mandatory-schooling/>.
    2. Frederick
    T. Gates, The Country School of Tomorrow, Occasional Papers, no.1 (New York: General Education Board, 1913), p.
    6.
    3. "EDC." Codes: Code Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
    <http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?
    tocCode=EDC&division=&title=1.&part=&chapter=&article=>.
    4. FIORIELLO, PATRICIA, Dr. "The Educational System in America: Modern Day Problems." N.p., n.d. Web.
    <http://k12educationsystem.com/the-educational-system-in-america-modern-day-problems/>.
    5. By, and Antonella Corsi-Bunke. GUIDE TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
    http://www.isss.umn.edu/publications/USEducation/2.pdf
    6. School desegregation: An evaluation of predictions made inBrown v. Board of Education..Stephan, Walter G.
    Psychological Bulletin, Vol 85(2), Mar 1978, 217-238.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.85.2.217
    7. Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools, by Jonathan Kozol, 1992.
    8. "Types Of Educational Opportunities Discrimination." U.S. Department of Justice. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
    9. Martin Carnoy (1983) Education, Democracy, and Social Conflict. Harvard Educational Review: December 1983, Vol.
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