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Running head: EQUAL EDUCATION FOR EQUAL PEOPLE 1

Equal Education for Equal People

Oscar Acevedo

e3 Civic High

Abstract
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Many people in the world do not have equal access to education. This includes people in low

income areas, people of different races, and females. Information provided from the UN, two

credible reporters, and an author, they each tell the status of education. They gave information on

the status on education in developing countries such as Africa, the access to education for girls,

and the quality of education for people here in the United States. This essay provides a short

summary from these sources and the status of education. There are also reasons on why

education can improve areas where education is needed most.

Keywords: Education

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Education in Developing Areas

Education is the most important tool all people deserve to have. All people should have
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equal access to education, no matter the location, income, or gender. First, parts of the U.S.

should improve the quality of education and make it equitable to all students. Secondly,

education in developing nations should become one of the nations top priorities. Lastly, girls

should be given the same opportunities as boys to receive an equal education. Underdeveloped

and poor parts of the world need an equal and free education.

Lower income areas in the U.S. should receive an equal education of rich communities

to reduce the growing education gap, and for the U.S to improve as a nation. The US is

performing poorly in subjects such as math compared to other countries in the world based on

information given by The Atlantic (Ryan, 2013). The US is one of the most powerful countries in

the world, for the US to be powerful and influential as it is today, it must educate future

generations. In order for poorer areas to not be poor, they must invest in areas that need to

improve, it has been shown that education can improve areas of low income. It has been shown

that one year of schooling increases income by 10% per year based on a report by UNESCO

published in 2011. With this added income from education, low-income areas are given a chance

to get more funding and reduce the 14% percent of Americans living under the poverty line

(Gongloff, 2014). With the education in poorer areas in the US, we will be able to be a top

educated country and improve the lives of low-income US citizens.

Education in 3rd world countries should become one of their top priorities to become a

more developed country. Education has been shown to improve the way of life, such as

improving health. People who are educated are not as likely to contract diseases as they are more

knowledgeable. This will lead to a longer life expectancy and continue to develop the country.

When people are educated, the country's economy is expected to increase by 1% GDP annually.

When an economy is increasing, the country is allowed to do more things and fund more
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projects, with this improvement the country can become a developed country. There are signs

that a country's government improves with more educated people. People will better understand

about their government and how the world works. Education in developing countries will benefit

the nation and its people.

Girls should be given the same opportunities as boys in school. When girls are educated,

they will also earn a higher pay raise of 10-20%. This will give more opportunities for girls to do

something other than being at home, this also allows for a family to be self-sufficient. In 2013,

there were more 31 million primary age girls in Africa not enrolled in school. This points out all

the amount of kids that are not in school, if all these students were enrolled in school, the

continent of Africa can improve as a whole. Women who are educated, show lower signs of

contracting sexually-transmitted diseases and have overall better health. It has already been

stated that education can improve overall health, however, women tend to be more healthy as

being in school stops them from being exposed to those sicknesses(Kristof & WuDunn, 2009).

When women are educated, they tend to lead good lives or even better ones than males.

Counter Argument

There are many people who believe that people are well educated the way you are. While

people say paying education results in better classes, it all lies in the teachers who teach and the

resources they have, without those, people in lower income schools will not perform well. People

believe that 3rd world countries shouldnt get an education and look for other ways to become a

developed country. However, it has been proven that better-educated people can boost the

economy and overall health. Many people still believe that women should stay in homes and be

caretakers, however, in order to promote gender equality, then must receive equal opportunities
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in school and life. Despite claims that education is not important, education results in better

empowerment in girls can boost economy.

Conclusion

Underdeveloped parts in the world and States should deserve an equal and free education.

Everywhere in the US should get an equal education so the US can improve as a whole.

Developing Countries should focus more on education to benefit the nation and turn it into a

fully developed nation. Women should receive education to have equal chances as men in

education. With education, we can achieve more together and progress further as a human race.

References
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Kristof, N. D., & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for

women worldwide. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Half the sky is a book written by two authors, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

Nicholas Kristof is an American journalist and author who has won the Pulitzer Prize twice. His

wife, Sheryl WuDunn is an Asian-American writer, banker and more. They both worked for the

New York Times in high ranking positions, and together they traveled to places in the world

where women face discrimination on all fronts. They include sexual assault, gender inequalities,

and much more. When confronting the subject of unequal education for women, they meet with

different women and girls talking about their experience with these inequalities. One example

being a young girl in China not being able to go to school. It would connect to other reasons,

such as the cost being too high, having to pay for important things such as food and so much

more. This book gives us a different viewpoint on the fight for equal education for all. This

focuses for equal education for women.

Kozol, J., (1974). Still Separate, still unequal: America's educational apartheid. Stockbridge,
Massachusetts Harper's Magazine

Jonathan Kozol is an expert in equal education studies. He also received a National Book

award for one of his books called, Death at an Early Age. After that, he would publish books

relating to public education in the United States. In this book excerpt, he goes into detail on the

public education system during an age of great segregation. He would go all over the country,

from locations including Los Angeles all the way to the SOuth Bronx, and he would observe the

quality of education in those areas involving race. He would include many personal accounts

from students, parents, and even teachers on the conditions they are in, whether if they face

discrimination or low income related problems. Problems relating to the teachers would include
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the way they teach certain students, the conditions of their workplace, and the salaries they earn

compared to other teachers in other parts of the country.

Boschma, J., (2016, March) Separate and still unequal. Retrieved from
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/03/separate-still-unequal/471720/

This online article takes a professional look on the differences that are seen in major

cities around the word. The author, Janie Boschma, is a senior editor at the top publishing

organization and website, The Atlantic. In this article, the author takes information from largest

95 different cities in the USA and examines student performance from each city. She looks at the

student's race, income, and the income of the school from each city and then takes the percentage

to see which schools are farther ahead and which are farther behind in the terms of academics.

She points out that there is a racial imbalance, an income imbalance, and other factors that lead

to some schools falling behind others. The author herself is a trustworthy source as she holds a

high position in an accredited organization. This adds to the essay as she provides details in how

standard of education in America is not what it should be.

Kozol, J. (2000, May). An Unequal Education. School Library Journal, 46(5), 46. Retrieved from
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The author goes to the South Bronx and meets with a young boy named Eli. In this

Journal written by Jonathan Kozol, an American expert and activist for equal education in

America, he describes the harsh conditions that this child faces in where he lives. He provides

details on the conditions of the school, the poor wages the teachers make, and the conditions of

the library. In this journal, he goes into great detail on how the library's poor condition impacts

the learning for students like Eli. Things such as theft, poor funding, and other factors lead to

deterioration of the library's. This, paired with all the other well written articles Kozol has
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written, point out the negative aspects of American education. Things such as race and income

should not determine the opportunities a child should have in school. The advantages that other

well funded schools should be available and accessible in other, lower funded schools.

United Nations (2014), The millennium development goals report: 2015. Retrieved from
http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2015/English2015.pdf

The United Nations is a international governments with many other nations a part of

them. Later in time, they created sustainable development goals and one of them being Quality

Education. Each year the publish a report on how close they are to achieving these goals. In this

2015 report, we get information on developing countries and how their quality of education is. It

observes the amount of children attending school, those who are able to attend but are not, and

other numbers/ factors. This information gives us the amount of children in developing countries

are attending school and how close we are to achieving these goals and also the amount of

women attending school. The countries the the UN observe are countries and continents such as

Africa and parts in the middle east. This is also a very reliable source as it was written by an

international government agency, this is as reliable as it gets.

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