Here's an interesting article about the existence and negative effects of segregation in schools

Well, here it is, my topic choice is educational disparity relative to affluence. My driving question is how can we bridge the gap between students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds? I am going to read "The Shame of a Nation" and "Fire in the Ashes" by Jonathan Kozol. In November we will be visiting a school in PA to see alternate forms of education.

Post 3

Hello blog world it's me again, although I guess that's implied by the fact that its my blog. I still think that my project "Ramp it Up" is a brilliant idea, even though I didn't think of it myself. I need to get started reading. Mrs Wiener got us some books about the issue and found an organization that is already working to help alleviate the problem.

Blog #2

In our society there is tremendous disparity of educational resources between students on high an low income backgrounds. While students at private schools, or public schools in affluent areas, have access to tutors and adequate learning environments, students at schools with less financial stability are left to fend for themselves and are set behind simply due to a lack of resources and support. With the help of Mrs. Wiener and Penina I would like to develop a system of support to help level the playing field for the students who are not receiving adequate support from their schools and communities. We are not the first people to realize this issue and a couple of organizations have been created to help and books have been written on the inequality in education. I plan to either work with existing organizations- or even start a new one- to help be a part of the solution, but will first have to learn more about the issues. I anticipate that this will be a difficult undertaking but thankfully I have been blessed with the resources to make it happen; now I want to give that opportunity to others.