All Children Deserve Equal Access to Education
Providing a free, fair, public education is meant to equalize our society
Public education is meant to help all children succeed in life by being prepared for college and careers later in life. In schools, students learn life skills and critical thinking skills. They learn about the way the world works from science and sociology.
When kids go to school, we rarely question whether they are learning what they should be. That is, until we have an issue with how their education seems to be going. We all want our kids to get good grades and to succeed.
There are many reasons why kids may struggle in school. It can be for individual reasons like bullying or a developmental disability. Or it can be for more systemic reasons like a lack of qualified teachers. Whatever the reason, there are things we can do to help all of our children succeed.
Lately, I have been writing about schools, kids and teachers. I used to work for the Colorado Department of Education, so I have seen quite a bit about the inequalities that exist in our education system. Schools try to provide an equal education to everyone, but there are numerous factors at play that sometimes prevent this from happening.
The more we can support our kids, our teachers and our schools, the more we can help to ensure that all kids receive the education that will help them for the rest of their lives.
Read more:
If Your Child is Struggling in School, is Online School the Answer?
Teachers in America are Overworked and Underpaid
Students in Rural Areas Often Have Less Qualified Teachers
As kids are getting ready to go back to school from their summer break, we need to consider more than just making sure they get the school supplies that they need. We need to consider issues of school equity, and find out what we can do to get involved and help our schools.
Much of what we can do is through volunteering and voting. Volunteering in your child’s classroom can assist the students and the teacher alike. It helps to have additional caring adults in kids’ lives. This can help them to be more attentive and engaged with their school materials.
School funding at a local level, which makes up almost 45% of school funding, is voted on at a local level. When we vote in our local elections, we can help to increase local school funding, and make sure the kids in our school district receive the best education possible.
Use your voice and your vote to help make a difference for all kids, so they can all have the best futures possible!
Have a blessed week,
Nicole Dake