Talk:Educational inequality in the United States

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 January 2019 and 18 March 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jzovnsg (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Jzovnsg. This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Soc221 Swanberg (article contribs). This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 21 January 2020 and 8 May 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Trinityyyfaith (article contribs). This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 24 August 2020 and 4 December 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Vanchu22 (article contribs).

Add Citation/Reference in the Intro

It would be helpful to add a link or two that reference where the information for the definition of educational inequality was found to increase clarity and credibility. Jzovnsg (talk) 15:00, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Add more information/references for the last statement of the intro

The last sentence of the introduction paragraph states: "Educational inequality also causes a number of problems in the United States, one of which is the increasing population in prisons". It would be helpful to add more information that shows the relationship between the factors of educational inequality that contribute to an increasing population in prison. Possibly referencing another wiki article as well - The School-to-prison pipeline. Jzovnsg (talk) 15:04, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Include Historical Development Section

Prior to going into the solutions to educational inequality such as Charter Schools, it may be helpful to include a section that shows the history of educational inequality from the early exclusionary methods of schools to the contemporary exclusionary/unequal components. After that, sections on solutions to contemporary inequality would flow into the article better. Jzovnsg (talk) 15:17, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Article Critique (assignment)

I liked that this article is direct and sticks to the point, however use of citations to make facts provided more credible, and would be helpful in bringing the strength of this article to a higher level. However, the context provided does help the reader understand the main factors that contribute to educational inequality. The article also explain how these factors affect access to quality education, and how income inequality is a divisive measure in education. I feel that going into a little bit more depth on how charter and private schools might be beneficial to closing the educational inequality gap might be helpful in maintaining a neutral perspective. As well as bring into light the importance of social justice movements that seek to address a resolution towards educational inequality, rather than only focusing on causality. Which could significantly increase the awareness towards the importance of how this issue is being addressed, what the overall results are, and whether they are effective in reducing or eliminating educational inequality.

Overall seems like a very thorough investigation over that matter, good variety and amount of relatively neutral references provided. I would say the article needs more in-text citations.

ErikaInfanzon (talk) 00:13, 9 February 2019 (UTC)Bergmanucsd[reply]

Addition of race-related section

I would like to propose an addition to this article to talk about the various educational inequalities specifically in African Americans. I will be developing and writing this section in the following months as part of the Black Lives Matter edit-a-thon to increase representation for African Americans. Please check out my user page for more details and references. Vanchu22 (talk) 04:52, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Proposals

I am considering adding on to this article. Race and ethnicity are mentioned throughout the article, but I would like to create a subsection similar to the socioeconomic status section. I also want to expand on the achievement gap and discuss high stakes testing and discuss research tying that to the school to prison pipeline. Sources and more details are available on my user page. S.shedore (talk) 20:49, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Restructuring, revising, and expanding

Hi everyone! I will be working on this page in the following months. Please check out User:Vanchu22/sandbox for a detailed description of what I plan to do and the scholarly sources I will be using. I am working to restructure the page to make it more cohesive. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Vanchu22 (talk) 23:09, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Alongside other members of my class, I will also be restructuring, revising and expanding parts of this article, to hopefully make it more cohesive and a better resource. To check out a more detailed description of what I will be editing, please look on User:melired/sandbox , where I have included my scholarly sources. Please let me know if you have any questions! 2600:1702:3D10:8D0:2CCE:25A8:B40D:68 (talk) 03:10, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Revisions and New Information

Hello! Alongside other members of my class, I will be providing some revisions and additional information to this article. I plan on focusing on the sections about the discipline gap and prison pipeline, in addition to adding a new section/sub-section about potential reforms to school disciplinary policies. I have a more detailed outline of my planned work, as well as a list of sources, in my sandbox: User:Bgreaves18/sandbox. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Bgreaves18 (talk) 00:26, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]