Schools

Question 1

School to Prison Pipeline? (7)

Answer 1

1. Zero tolerance rule suspends/expels/arrests black students for minor offenses (dress code, attitude)
2. Black students more likely to be punished for attitude than white students
3. Prisons full of high school dropouts who are functionally illiterate
4. US has higher percentage of its population imprisoned per capita than any other country
5. People convicted of felony lose right to vote in 35 states
6. People convicted of felony not eligible for food stamps, Pell grants or financial aid, low income housing, etc. for several years
7. Cheaper to educate than imprison ($30,000/yr)

Question 2

Difference between poor urban schools and rich suburban schools? (7)

Answer 2

1. Out-dated textbooks
2. Subs are 1st or 2nd grade teachers
3. Teachers are uncertified in subjects they teach
4. Larger class sizes
5. Blacks are targeted for special ed, whites are targeted for AP
6. Out-dated buildings that are not maintained
7. Old books/few working computers

Question 3

Most important color in education?

Answer 3

Green (money); whites have the money/resources

Question 4

Re-segregation? (5)

Answer 4

1. White flight
2. Private schools
3. Church-related schools
4. Home-schooling
5. Urban schools are often 90% black/of color