Abstract
In my position paper, I will urge Americans to fulfill the promise of equal educational opportunity and to avoid further entrenchment of the cycle of poverty. Some residents of largely homogeneous New Hampshire tend to be less knowledgeable about issues of racial resegregation, because racial difference is rarely seen and cries of racial inequality are not heard. Additionally some view social class struggles as a problem of remote northern NH or of particular dilapidated cities in the south. My paper will combat these shortsighted views by foregrounding the pervasive lack of educational opportunity for local poor. This will initiate conversation between students and faculty who must be prepared to live in increasingly stratified areas. This paper will also alert citizens to the punitive effects of tax-funded laws, like No Child Left Behind, which are closing down failing schools in poor areas, further abandoning poor children. Finally, it will point toward collective ways in which these problems can be overcome and will highlight relevant coursework as a starting point for concerned students.
Publication Date
2008
Series
University Dialogue 2008. The Growing Divide: A University Dialogue on Poverty and Opportunity.
Publisher
Durham, NH: Discovery Program, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Stitzlein, Sarah M., "See no evil, hear no evil, stop no evil: How do we uncover and combat the loss of educational opportunity for American poor?" (2008). The University Dialogue. 43.
https://scholars.unh.edu/discovery_ud/43
Rights
Copyright 2008. The University of New Hampshire Discovery Program.