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In 2017, North Carolina ranked 43rd in per-pupil spending out of all 50 states in America. The average teacher wage is $9,000 less than national average. Also, there have been signs of racial inequity in North Carolina’s education system. This is major problem. Not only does it make North Carolina look terrible, but it makes our future terrible. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today,” said Malcolm X. Education IS the passport to the future, for everyone in our community, including those apart of different races. It’s important that everyone has a chance of having a good home, job, or life in general. Education is the key to success. Why am I personally interested in this issue? My fellow classmates, neighbors, and not to mention my friends. If they’re treated unfairly, or have a greater chance of being treated unequally just because of their skin color, well, that’s a major problem that needs to be recognized. During the 2015-2016 school year, students of color were 7.8 times more likely to be suspended than white pupils. That was just in Wake County. If students are missing school, lacking education, they may not get jobs, jobs that in our society need to be fulfilled. They could put a strain on our economy, and it would also affect those not receiving the education. They could feel unimportant, like dead weight on our society causing them to lash out at others. This could potentially cause crime rates to rise. You should care. If you don’t care about the inequity that students face, then care about what it may do to our economy or future generations. With all the problems that our world faces today, such as: global warming, cancer and other diseases, you’d think that we’d need more scientists, doctors, outside-of-the-box thinkers, and educated people in general. We need education, it is our support system as a successful society. How can we help prevent educational injustice? Raising awareness is a wonderful way to do this. Whether you’re a teacher, student, parent or just a concerned citizen you can find NC’s public schools contact information at this website: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/contact-us/. You could write them a letter/email expressing your concern. You could write a letter to your closest school’s administration. If you see an act of this unfair treatment to another acquaintance, don’t be afraid to tell a responsible teacher/adult. Spread the word so that we can all have an equal education! Citations:
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