Essay On Underfunding In America

It is no secret that in this world, especially in the United States of America, there are some people who are more privileged than others. It is undeniable based on the very history of this nation; discrimination is interwoven into the creation and construction of America. Before the Civil War, it was considered a crime to teach one’s slaves how to read and write. Even after the Civil War, white Americans, those in the South especially, attempted to do everything in their power to keep the lifestyle standard of white Americans over any minority, especially African-Americans. From Jim Crow to Segregation to Red-Lining, the majority in the United States were able to use rules to keep the minorities oppressed because, as the United States is a democratic republic, the majority ends up making the rules. Just to be clear, the majority being described is the white (especially Anglo-Saxon), male demographic that makes up a large part of the United States’ population, and the minorities being described

So if a school is located in the middle of a red district, even though red lining has been abolished, the money being used to fund the school comes from families that do not have much to offer, which leads to underfunding. Underfunding leads to more schools being shut down due to the inability to maintain them, which leads to overcrowding as students that once attended two or three schools now only have one school as an option. Many teachers do not wish to teach in a school deemed difficult, meaning there are too many students in one class or the pay is poor, and this description fits the schools being described. Fewer teachers lead to overcrowded classrooms and unruly students and it is a positive feedback cycle that only promotes students dropping out and not completing their education due to lack of funds, lack of space, and lack of