Education Inequality

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Introduction

The education system of the United States of America is divided into four major categories the children join primary school at the age of five years . Upon completion of the primary education the Americans join secondary school which consists of seven years . The students who are through with the secondary level are then enrolled in the undergraduate schools . Students in these schools are offered either with an associate degree which takes two years or a bachelor 's degree which normally takes

four years . Finally for the students who have successfully completed their bachelor 's degree and wish to continue enroll in the graduate schools where they can either pursue either a master 's degree which normally takes a period of two years or a doctorate degree for those students who wish to advance their education . Depending on the course the student opts to take the doctorate degree can take as little as three years or as many as six years to complete (Bobo , pp 84

Inequality in the education system of US

Inequality in education is said to occur when the education quality that is provided to students is highly related to their class or status . The education system in the United States of America have instead of reducing inequalities existing in the society , the schools together with other educational establishments have to some extent enhanced the perpetuation of race and class boundaries . The allocation of resources in an unfair and unequal manner , to...