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          There is no argument, schools are still segregated. But why? Haven't we passed this already, haven't we dealt with it? Did Brown vs Board of Education mean nothing? Yes we have tried to fix this problem and include everyone and every little effort has been for the better but depending on who you are and where you grow up, you might not be granted the same education as someone else. This can be because a student attends a lower-income school which means that there are fewer resources which will affect the level of education being given.       I feel that it is sad that race and poverty are intertwined. I watched a video recently about college and how unfair being a legacy student is. A legacy student is a student who is given preference by an institution or organization to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution. The reason I think this is unfair is that a majority of these st...

What Does Money Really Have To Do With It? Money actually has a lot to do with it. If schools are better funded it means smaller class sizes, which give students more quality time with their teachers, leading to better-developed social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Better-funded schools also mean more hands-on learning opportunities, allowing students to engage with problems and practice what they’ve learned. Education is the basis of an informed democracy and the bridge to lifelong opportunities. One article I read talked specifically about how 1 out of 10 students in the US attend school in Texas. If the Texas schooling systems are underfunded and failing, it is going to take a toll on the US as a whole. In my opinion, teaching is not an easy job, with that being said, you would expect it to be a good-paying job, but it's not. We are losing too many teachers because of that reason. Teachers don't have the right resources or support from their schools/government. It'...