School Inequalities

"Unless we have the wealth to pay for private education, we are compelled by law to go to public school-and to the public school in our district. Thus, the state by requiring attendance but refusing to require equity effectively requires inequality. Compulsory inequality, perpetuated by state law, too frequently condemns our children to unequal lives" (Kozol, 56). In this day and age education is a necessary tool for survival. Unfortunately, not every student in America's schools gets the education that they deserve. …