how can a person living in a high class suburb get a better education then a person living in a lower class part of town i do understand that it has to deal with tax issues. but should their be something that our nations govnerment can do to ensure that everyone gets equal education in this country especailly if we are behind other countries when it comes to our education. instead of wasting billions of tax dollars on the war why not use it for educating our youth?your comments please
2007-03-06 15:30:24 · 15 answers · asked by thelement_99 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The No Child Left Behind program is in effect...
I went to a run down elementary school and onward through highschool but I was still able to get accepted into a good college for my grades. I think everyone can get a good education if they put their heart into it with their being some exceptions.
2007-03-06 15:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by Squawkers 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's the very interference of the Government that has caused the breakdown in the nations public schools...it's a mess. OK, you want your child to got to a private school?Great, but if you can't afford it & the Secular Liberals have nixed the School Voucher programs for the poor...well then, you're stuck with an ineffective Public school. The voucher program would have given poor students the ability to choose a different school, say a private one, where they could possibly get a better education, & actually be literate, but, no, keep them in the PS system & we can push them on ahead anyway & when they graduate, maybe they won't be able to read & write but who cares, they got a diploma...see... Bush's "no child left behind", program works!
2007-03-12 22:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by foxfire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More money is spent on education in this country than ever before in our history as a nation.
Why not take responsibility for YOUR OWN education. I'm sure your local schools have textbooks and teachers. Why not try studying more instead of hitting the streets in "da hood" every weekend? Study an hour each night. Instead of downloading music vids, take an online study course through a local college...... Shhhhhh! How much more opportunity do you need?
Do you really think that too few teachers and the lack of a newer school building are reason you aren't being educated? Where's YOUR responsibility?
2007-03-13 09:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by merlins_new_apprentice 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It seems to me like you are answering your own question here. Education is unequal between districts because districts are unequal. Providing more federal funding for education is the only means, within the existing US system, to significantly improve equality of educational opportunity for students across rich and poor communities.
However, keep in mind that even if money spent per student were the same in every school across the entire country, that does not guarantee that poor kids do well in school. Children in low-income communities are disadvantaged by other conditions, so we have to deal with poverty as a whole.
2007-03-06 23:46:03 · answer #4 · answered by dowcet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a very tough issue to come up with a solution for, and any solution will seem "unfair" to many people. The federal government doesn't have a great record at administering large programs, so I can't say I'd be eager for them to be very involved. Also, should people who choose not to have kids have to pay as much in taxes for education as people who do have lots of kids? Isn't it "fair" that parents should pay to educate their own kids? There are so many issues involved. In any kind of "redistribution" of funding, people from the more affluent areas will feel ripped off if they have to subsidize poorer areas. I guess the bottom line is that people are basically selfish.
2007-03-06 23:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by Larry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once again looking to the Federal Government for answers, like they have a clue. Look at Iraq, they can spend trillions and get no results. The idea that the government can solve your problems is the problem. Keep the schools local and get rid of the educrats that suck so much money out of the system with high salaried non teaching jobs.
2007-03-12 17:58:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well since 94% of education funding is from state and local sources, its up to the state to develop a plan to help those school districts that are in areas with a poor tax base.
Some states like Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky have passed laws that prorate State education funding to poorer school districts to help balance the funding.
Maybe you should research those state laws and ask your local Representatives if they think similar laws might work in your state.
2007-03-06 23:45:00 · answer #7 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the money should be better spent, with some going to education, But, I think that any person who really wants to learn can learn in any school. We see it all the time when someone went to a very poor school and did very well. You get out of it what you put into it.
2007-03-06 23:38:31 · answer #8 · answered by Nort 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can make the most of the education available to you. This seems to be a grass is greener over the fence. What are you not getting? If it is poor teacher that can not teach you get rid of them.
Is it the books? You don't have books?
To me the biggest issue at any school is safety.
The school is not equipped to provide safety.
2007-03-11 12:01:18 · answer #9 · answered by granny_sp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What exactly is it that the "well paid" teachers do to better educate the students that the poor people don't get? It comes down to student initiative.
2007-03-06 23:42:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋