The education Gap Claudia Landa

The Institution of Education Pubic education is federally funded and supported High focus on creating relationships Plays large role in the “American Dream” Credentialism- social status is linked to having an academic degree (placement on the social ladder depends on highest degree required Manifest functions Knowledge Socialization Transmission of culture Social placement Latent Functions: Restricting young people Social capital Cultural capital

Why the Gap? Linked directly to race, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Poorer communities receive poorer education due to lack of resources The education gap can be seen within different school districts, even in the same school (advanced, remedial, etc.)

Effects of the Gap Unequal opportunities for students with fewer resources Crime and deviance linked to levels of education and opportunities Poverty level- 13.5% Stunts the economy’s growth U.S’s educational standing 1970 America had the world’s leading educational system America now ranks 20th

Media Coverage Given more attention to underdeveloped nations than in the U.S ”Education is the root of inequality”

Leadership Involved Team Leadership- the government, local, state, and national Transformational Leadership- Teachers Service Leadership- federally funded/volunteer based organizations which focus on the success of students

The Inequality in Education A Tale of Two Schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xdfVAPvv9A&feature=youtu.be How to Close the Academic Achievement Gap that's Hurting America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJtMlS8Gk_I&feature=youtu.be