The Hidden Truths Behind The Education System - 1300 Words

In America, individuals tend to not speak about the hidden truths behind the education system. Everyday minorities are deprived of education because of low income to afford school and other various reason. These reasons extend to that lack family support, demographics and being from foreign countries and not speaking the native language. Achievement gap goes all the way back to slavery. It shows how minorities were never on top and were never seen as equal their superiors. In today’s society’s minority’s feel like they are owed for what people from back then had done to them. Some people tend to say history is not important anymore but in reality, it really is. It needs to be talked about, to explain the effect these things have. As for me†¦show more content†¦Various published articles suggest â€Å"that the achievement gap between rich and poor children is widening a development that threatens to education’s leveling effects† (Tavernise, Sabrina. Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say. The New York Times. The New York Times, 09 Feb. 2012. Web. 12 May 2016.) . This shows that in education you have to be one the right side to seek the best. Kids are deprived of learning because of the resources that they lack. It is known that children who are from prosperous families tend to do better in school. But the income divide has received far less attention from policy makers and government officials than gaps in student accomplishment by race. Studies are finding that while the achievement gap between white and black students has narrowed down over the past few years. The gap between rich and poor students has grown extensively during the same period. A reason for this grow in achievement gap, is that they say, â€Å"could be that wealthy parents invest more time and money than ever before in their children (ballet, music lessons, math tutors, and in overall active in their children’s schools), while lower-income families, which are now more likely than ever to be headed by a single parent, are increasingly stretched for time and resources† (Tavernise, Sabrina. Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say. The New York Times. The New York