How can we make education accessible? · We can start to close the learning gap between high-income students and low-income students by allocating resources to areas in need. - “Research suggest increased spending on education can improve student outcomes especially among low-income students.” ( School Funding: Do Poor Kids Get Their Fair Share?) · After allocating funds, we need to ensure that they are used to improve the quality of students’ educations. - “Advocates should be focused on the quality of educational opportunities as the driving goal of an equitable education financing system.” (A Quality Approach to School Funding)

Accessible Education is Essential for Students Photo Credit: Giulia Forsythe

Want to learn more? · Here are some informative videos: - Schools and Social Inequality - How America's Public Schools Keep Kids in Poverty - Accessible Education for Sustainable Communities Want to be a part of the change? · Here are some nonprofit organizations you can donate to: - JumpStart - The New Teacher Project (TNTP) - The Education Trust - iMentor - Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS)

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