Students who live in disadvantaged areas should have access to the supports and resources they need to have a decent shot at a quality education. But the reality is much different. According to A Rotting Apple: Education Redlining in New York City by the Schott Foundation for Public Education, students of color who live in the lowest income areas of New York City are actually less likely to receive the necessary support to give them that critical step-up.
“Unequal learning opportunities for poor students and students of color have become the status quo in New York City,” said John Jackson, president of the Schott Foundation. “The current policy landscape does very little to give these young people access to the supports, types of schools or qualified teachers that give them a substantive opportunity to learn.”
hcps-jacksobs1 on 31 Jan 15"The wealth of white households was 13 times the median wealth of black households in 2013, compared with eight times the wealth in 2010, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances. Likewise, the wealth of white households is now more than 10 times the wealth of Hispanic households, compared with nine times the wealth in 2010." The income inequality between different races has become a significant problem in the United States. According to a recent study, the average annual income of white Americans is 13x greater than that of black Americans. This problem needs to be fixed in order to maintain a healthy democracy.
