Essay On Equal Education Opportunities Act Of 1974
In many countries education is considered a fundamental right, in the United States however it is a little different. Each state must provide education through 12th grade for all their citizens although someone only needs to attend until age sixteen. In this country each state is required to have an education system, but the federal government doesn’t have much regulation over each state’s program. The things the government does regulate are ensuring that everyone gets an education. The Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 ensures that no one can be denied an education based on race, sex, etc. One of the few other major acts related to education is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. That act outlines the qualifications
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Since public education is funded by property taxes within the school district, lower income school district receive less funding and therefore students in those district receive a less quality education. In the supreme court case San Antonio Independent School District vs. Rodriguez the supreme court did not deem this unconstitutional. This disparities mean that people who receive a high school diploma don’t all receive the same level of education. People say that it is unfair that the quality of education you get is determined by your family's background and where you live. Many say that nationalizing educational standards would help make sure that students are all required to learn the same thing and not have students so vastly differently prepared after going through the same amount of education. People also say that we should change the way we fund schools so that everyone has the opportunity to get the same quality regardless of where they live.
This right is important to american democracy everyone having equal opportunities is part of the american dream, access to education is how people reach many of those opportunities. Over time as a country the united states has realized that no one should be denied access to education. However the system is still very unequal because the system is doesn’t allow everyone the same quality of education, and many politicians haven’t figured out how to ensure that
Since public education is funded by property taxes within the school district, lower income school district receive less funding and therefore students in those district receive a less quality education. In the supreme court case San Antonio Independent School District vs. Rodriguez the supreme court did not deem this unconstitutional. This disparities mean that people who receive a high school diploma don’t all receive the same level of education. People say that it is unfair that the quality of education you get is determined by your family's background and where you live. Many say that nationalizing educational standards would help make sure that students are all required to learn the same thing and not have students so vastly differently prepared after going through the same amount of education. People also say that we should change the way we fund schools so that everyone has the opportunity to get the same quality regardless of where they live.
This right is important to american democracy everyone having equal opportunities is part of the american dream, access to education is how people reach many of those opportunities. Over time as a country the united states has realized that no one should be denied access to education. However the system is still very unequal because the system is doesn’t allow everyone the same quality of education, and many politicians haven’t figured out how to ensure that