Equal education will make all schools correspond to each other by making all classes available for all students of color to take without them being denied from taking the classes they want due to racism. According to Professor Dick Startz Brown Center Chalkboard from Brookings Institution, Only 36 percent of high schools where the majority of students are black offer a calculus course. In contrast, 60 percent of majority-white schools offer calculus. Its hard to see how this makes for equal opportunity. This greatly hinders black students chances of applying for STEM majors because most of them didnt have an opportunity to learn the required math class so they are behind white students in progress during college. Technology-related jobs are in high demand and really competitive because of technological advances. Students of color who are behind in their education due to inaccessible courses could lose their chance to apply for tech companies or have it delayed while students are very likely to land a job which can cause the gap to be larger. The United States has been fighting for educational equality for a very long time and it is a solution to many economic problems if it is ever truly implemented. Andreas Schleicher and Pablo Zoido from the Journal of Social Issues state that Providing equal opportunities for all, giving every student the same chances to succeed, creating the right conditions for all students regardless of socioeconomic background, gender, or origin, all of these are goals most governments aspire to. and Providing every student with basic skills and then exploring ways to go beyond the basics are critical goals for countries that want to participate in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world ( Schleicher and Zoido 697). According to ProPublicas database which is based on civil rights data from the U.S. Department of Education, the average of the nations white students are 80% more likely to be in an AP class compared to black students and it mostly involves the Southern States. Implementing equal opportunities would reduce the gaps between students of different skin colors and give them equal chance to learn and show others how intelligent they really are as well as debunk bad stereotypes about them. If the goal of equal education that most government wants is ever truly reached, the effect of equal education and opportunity is creating more highly educated students for the job markets to reduce polarized jobs by getting rid of low-class jobs and increasing middle and high-class jobs. The boost in the economy can benefit countries by greatly increasing the development of the country and technology, and this gives the government more reason to keep on pushing policies and laws to fight for equal education and a better future.
Although students of color suffer most from education inequality, there is a certain group that faces education inequality as well but not due to racial discrimination. The group that also faces education inequality is females due to sexism. According to Batuhan Aydagül from the Istanbul-based quarterly magazine, Turkish Policy Quarterly, Turkeys progress towards gender equality in education has been limited, hindered by the overall gender gap in national politics and economics (Aydagül 46-47). Also, Eva Iversen and Else Oestergaard from Forced Migration Review state that Men are traditionally supposed to be breadwinners, while women are expected to become mothe
rs and wives, and their education is therefore considered less important (Iversen and Oestergaard ). These two quotes from different sources show us the connection as to why females are facing sexism. Sexist views from society see men as the ones that are capable of doing everything while women are only seen as being able to do housework and take care of the family. This stereotype also connects to Kallebergs book, Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, by relating to his statement about how men are the only ones in their families going out to work to earn money to support their families while the wife is doing chores at home and taking care of the kids. This negative stereotype is spread worldwide so it gives the world a one-sided view about women not really needing education since they believe that they wont even use the knowledge they acquired for society at all and stick with the housewife role. Equal education would give females the confidence and chance to attend school with equal opportunities and give them the education they need to prove to society that the negative stereotypes of females are totally wrong. It states in Turkish Policy Quarterly that the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) has remarkable success in increasing gender parity in education was led by the girls education campaign launched in 2003. The campaign, which was developed in cooperation with and supported by UNICEF,7 was called Haydi Kzlar Okula (Hey Girls, Lets Go to School) and claimed both national and international success in its design, implementation, and the national mobilization it sparked (Aydagül 48). A campaign about female education is a good step to empower women for education because they know they are being backed up by other organizations while being funded as well as equalizing the gender parity ratio. Although the campaign probably wont solve all problems related to gender inequality in education, it is still a solid effort to let people know that people care. The campaign started in the 0 provinces with the highest gender gap and it slowly spread until it took effect in all 8 provinces. It also states in Turkish Policy Quarterly that As a result, the gender parity ratio for basic education increased from 0.9302 in 2003-04 to 0.9895 in 2008-09 and to in 202-3. and In two projects launched in 20 and 205, both of which was funded by the European Commission, MoNE specifically focused on increasing girls access to school in the South and South East Anatolia provinces. The gender parity ratio at secondary education, which was as low as 0.836 in 2003-04, jumped from 0.965 in 20-2 to 0.9955 in 207-8( Aydagül 48-49). Not only are the campaign and projects giving girls more chances to attend school for a better future, but it is also actually doing really well since it is getting more funding and support as well as showing positive results. Since good results are consistent, governments of poor and not as-developed countries as well as ones facing gender equality should try creating campaigns and projects. Not only will it encourage women to strive for higher education and give them a chance to contribute to the economy, but it will also help debunk bad stereotypes that affect their chances of being accepted for jobs and makes job less insecure for women. There is also a chance for it to change the vast majority of male politicians views of female education and get them to join the cause by establishing policies to help end gender inequality.