How can we close the equity gap between urban and suburban schools in public education?

Running Head : CLOSING THE EQUITY GAP BETWEEN URBAN AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION

Closing the Equity Gap between Urban and Suburban Schools in Public Education (Your Name (Your school

Introduction

Pubic education is very important for human development in the United States . Until recently when the private sector started participating in the elementary education system in the United States , public education system has been playing crucial role in human capital development . The education system in the United States remains heavily funded by the government with the funds being dispatched

at three levels including the federal , state and the local level . The government has ensured that school attendance is compulsory for both primary and secondary levels which are designated elementary and high school respectively . With time there have emerged to different type of school in the country . The development in public school has seen the emergence of urban and suburban schools which differs in different aspects . According to Galston (2008 ) although there are efforts to bridge the gaps , there is and evident equity gap in different aspects which has undermined efforts to achieve equity . In this we are going to review the emerging trend in US education system and the equity gap between the urban and the suburban schools . The will then come up with designated strategies that can be used to address the rising equity gap between the two . First let us have a view of the education system in the united state and how urban and...