How Illinois Pays For Public Schools By Becky Vevea

However, it is important to ask ourselves who will advocate for students who do not benefit from the traditional education system. Additional research is necessary to determine specific modifications that could help education become more accessible for people of different backgrounds. I had prior knowledge of education injustices in Saint Louis, but I had not looked very much into its implications or potential solutions. I believe that everyone in America deserves a free public education that is tailored to their needs, and funding guidelines should be reallocated and reestablished in Saint Louis legislature. In this way, poorer areas will have increased access for supplies, better training for teachers, and greater success rates for students.

The San Antonio Independent School District acting on behalf of students whose families reside in poor districts, challenged the funding by arguing that underprivileged students schools lacked the property tax base that other districts

San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez case. Texas public primary and secondary schools rely on local property taxes for supplemental income. These schools are designed to establish a minimum education threshold at each school. The San Antonio District in the representation of families residing in poor districts challenged this funding scheme by arguing that students were disadvantaged because their schools lacked the property used by other districts, and academic programs receiving government funding should favor all students equally. Having already talked the facts of the San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, I would like to discuss how this has been another topic of much attention within the Department of Education of different districts.

"In a sixth grade classroom, brownish clumps of plaster dot the ceiling where there once were sound-absorbing tiles" (p. 137). “We don’t have encyclopedias in classrooms. That is for the suburbs” (p. 85). These words are not my own - I am quoting from Jonathan Kozol, a Harvard-educated activist who observed several school districts spanning the range of the socioeconomic spectrum, from industrial Camden, New Jersey, to tony Great Neck, New York. In his time at each of these schools, he uncovers many truths that governments and the wealthy tend to glaze over in discussions of educational fund allocation.

Racism has been a prominent issue in many sectors of society, including education. The education system is supposed to be a level playing field where students from different races can access equal opportunities to learn and excel. However, this is not always the case as racism continues to exist in various forms within the education system. Racism in education can be traced back to the early days of the education system when education was segregated and only accessible to the privileged few. Today, racism in education takes different forms, from unequal access to resources, biased curriculums, to discrimination against students and educators from minority groups.

So, knowing all the negative results that come from getting an education in the terrible conditions of these schools, many families who have a low socio- economic status try to avoid it all together. However, these families’ resources are scarce and their options are quite few. They could try paying for a private school, which can be very costly, or take their chances in

Basing school funding on property tax leads to unequal opportunities and environments for students, even though the government may claim it is not up to them, there needs to be a drastic change. Currently, taxes collected from the surrounding communities fund public school districts. Public schools get financed mainly by the property tax of the surrounding houses. “Resources available to school districts relied heavily on local property wealth, and property wealth per pupil varied greatly, as it continues today”

Beyond this many teachers gave poorer evaluations of students due to their race or ethnicity (Egalite et al.). By having more racially diverse teachers we can help students achieve and pursue success. Integrating this diversity is also important for white students because it allows the students to understand and value equal and fair opportunities for themselves and their peers. These pieces of evidence support that students' test scores are positively skewed when a teacher shares the same race and culture with the student. While test scores are important they are not

I don’t like how it is pulling money away from local schools in ones residence and brining it into a new district. The article states

A few months ago on a call with reporters, U.S Education secretary Arne Duncan addressed the growing problem of school funding. “As it stands, Duncan said, about 6.6 million students from low-income families in 23 states are harmed by local and state funding disparities” (HuffingtonPost.com, 1). Funding

However, with diversity comes inequalities that people of color face throughout their lives. A particular issue in the United States, specifically in education, is unequal opportunities and treatment in regard to race. Research shows that students from single-parent black families had a high chance of dropping out and participating in illicit behavior (Hallinan 54). While the issue of race is a complicated issue to breach for

By acknowledging and addressing negative privilege, we can work to create a more equitable society that values and respects the experiences and perspectives of all individuals. Privilege is the exclusive benefit that a certain group of majorities have over others. It is a favorable condition that is bestowed upon someone based on various factors like age, gender, race, religion, and socioeconomic status. Different forms of privilege exist in society today, and their existence has a significant impact on the lives of those who are not privileged.

Private schools are typically schools that anyone can go to but they are very expensive, “Many high income families with children in private schools are likely to be recipients of this non-taxed income because 80% of the tax concession goes to the top 20% of income earners.” (Cobbold), meaning that richer families are most likely to be in the top 20% of income earners which means that 80% of tax concessions would go to them. So all the money these people have just sit somewhere and pile up. Public schools on the other hand, since they are county-based, rely mainly on tax dollars and money from the state, but the state only give public schools around $900. In a quote by Cobbold, it states, “The current school funding arrangements heavily favour private schools and will do so until at least the end of the decade.

If Math instructors change the way they are teaching it could help everyone not just the different raced students but society, so everyone can be looked at the same. We will have more students succeeding. I dislike the way we have all these stereotypes in Math education because, they need to start opening up more opportunity for all students to receive the same type of support and to be approached the same way when learning or getting a certain class, not because of where they come from or how they look, but for their intelligence and effort. Instead of doubting the students abilities teachers should change up their way of thinking and see them all as equal learners and thinkers. From the article, both Battey and Bullock agreed that school systems ought to support math educators in deconstructing and discarding the white frame of mathematics.

“Providing a quality education to all of Florida’s students is a core constitutional responsibility of state government and critical to economic growth. Yet, school districts in Florida are dealing with a crushing teacher shortage, bus driver shortage, and overall operating cost growth that has outpaced revenue,”(epi.org). This quote shows that public schools don't have enough money to pay for administrators like those. This is another reason why the government should fund public schools. Lastly, The government doesn't care about students or schools like they should, they just care about politics, their fame, and other stuff like that .