A slide show about social justice.

1. R A C E : A S O C I A L I N J U S T I C E I N O U R
E D U C A T I O N S Y S T E M
M I N D Y T O R R E S
E D U 3 6 3 : E D U C A T I O N A N D S O C I A L
J U S T I C E
I N S T R U C T O R B A R R Y D O T S O N
D E C E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8

2. RACE: A SOCIAL INJUSTICE IN OUR
EDUCATION SYSTEM
DOES RACIAL INEQUALITY STILL EXIST IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM?
ARE ALL STUDENTS GETTING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR SCHOOLS?
DOES STANDARDIZED TESTING FAVOR MIDDLE CLASS WHITE STUDENTS?
Is America failing their students? Do all
children in America get the same quality
education? These are questions that need
answers. Is our education system keeping
an equal balance for all races. America is a
very diverse nation, the students in our
country all deserve the same quality
education. Does education reform need to
happen in our country? The answer is yes,
until each student in our country is offered
the same educational opportunities, reform
needs to continue to happen.

3. D O E S R A C I A L
I N E Q UA L I T Y E X I S T I N
O U R S C H O O L S
TO D AY ?
Unfortunately, racial inequality does
still exist in our school system. Low
income schools do not get high quality
teachers or the current technologies
and curriculum that students that live
in affluent neighborhoods receive. We
believe that these things are simply
not acceptable as they are true attacks
on human rights and social justice
(Mapp & Boutté-Queen, 2017).
Educators need to be the difference
for these students. As educators, we
are uniquely poised to change the
world, personally, and professionally,
with that great positioning comes
great responsibility. As such, we have
the dual responsibility of advocating
for the eradication of barriers on an
individual level, as well as the
professional responsibility of teaching
our students how to do so ethically

4. CURRENT EDUCATION POLICY
TITLE 34 –
EDUCATION –
PART 100
• NONDISCRIMINATION
UNDER PROGRAMS
RECEIVING FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE
THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
EFFECTUATION OF
TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT,
DECEMBER 10, 2015

5. EDUCATION GAP
The education gap has to be
lessened in order for all
students to get an equal
education. Awareness is the
key to racial equality in our
country. Parents and educators
need to come together as a
team to end the education gap.
Students need to understand
the importance of education in
order to get jobs to earn better
pay to break the cycle. The
education gap is part of what
keeps our students and our
citizens divided.

6. HOW ARE RACIAL ISSUES IMPACTING OUR STUDENTS?
The Divide
Social injustices effect our nation’s students
on a daily basis. The students feel the
impact when expectations and outcomes are
not same for all students. When student
can look around their cities and
neighborhoods and see the obvious
differences in the quality of the schools, the
opportunities at each school, and the quality
of staff and teachers at each school, it has
an impact on their self-esteem and on their
quality of work.

7. Showing the percentage of
families that are broken apart by
divorce according to income is eye
opening. Things like single
parenting, income based
neighborhoods, and parents that
are college educated or have little
education, can impact the
education gap. Students that are
being raised in these situations are
more likely to be the students that
are not getting the highest quality
education and unfortunately these
students are mainly minorities.

8. DOES RACE EFFECT STANDARDIZED
TESTING SCORES?
• Standardized testing is a huge part of
a students education. These test are
how the government rates our
students. African American students
have become general mainstays of
research findings that chronicle
underachievement based on
standardized test scores (Soares,
Rodrigues, & Del Gado, 2018).

9. EDUCATION POLICY:
EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT

10. BARRIERS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

11. IGNORANCE
T H E R E A R E S T I L L P E O P L E T H A T A R E I G N O R A N T T O
T H E I M PA C T O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D H O W I T
E F F E C T S O U R S T U D E N T S . T H E S E P E O P L E D O N O T
U N D E R S TA N D T H E I M P O R TA N C E O F S TA N D I N G U P
F O R O U R S T U D E N T S A N D F I G H T I N G F O R E Q U A L I T Y
A N D S O C I A L J U S T I C E O N O U R S C H O O L S Y S T E M S .
W O R S E S T I L L , D U E T O I G N O R A N C E , T H E Y A R E
A C T U A L LY M O R E I N C L I N E D T O F I G H T A G A I N S T T H E
M E A S U R E S T H A T A R E I N T R O D U C E D T O E N H A N C E
S O C I A L J U S T I C E ( T H E T O P T H R E E B A R R I E R S T O
A C H I E V E M E N T O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E , 2 0 1 8 ) . T H E K E Y
T O E N D I N G I G N O R A N C E I S E D U C A T I O N . E D U C A T O R S
A N D S C H O O L A D M I N I S T R A T O R S H A V E T O F I G H T
H A R D T O G E T T H E C O M M U N I T I E S E D U C A T E D O N T H E
I M P O R TA N C E O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D T H E E F F E C T
I T H A S O N O U R S T U D E N T S .

12. C A P I TA L I S T I N T E R E S T
I F W E H AV E R A C I A L E Q U A L I T Y I N O U R
E D U C AT I O N S Y S T E M A N D A L L S T U D E N T S H AV E
T H E O P P O R T U N I T Y TO R E C E I V E T H E S A M E
E D U C AT I O N A L C H A N C E S , T H E N I T W I L L C U T
D O W N O N T H E N U M B E R O F P E O P L E I N O U R
S O C I E T Y T H AT A R E W I L L I N G TO W O R K T H E
M I N I M U M WA G E J O B S . I F A L L S T U D E N T S H AV E
A N E Q U A L O P P O R T U N I T Y TO AT T E N D C O L L E G E
T H E N T H E D E M A N D F O R C O L L E G E E D U C AT E D
J O B S B E C A U S E L E S S A N D T H E S A L A R I E S W I L L
D E C R E A S E . I T ’ S A S A D S I T U AT I O N B U T I T I S A
R E A L I T Y I N O U R S O C I E T Y TO D AY. I T R E M A I N S
I N T H E B E S T I N T E R E S T O F S O M E P E O P L E TO
K E E P T H E E D U C AT I O N A L G A P.

13. CORRUPTION
Achievement of real social justice will require that government resources be spent in a very
prudent manner (Top Three Barriers to the Achievement of Social Justice, 2018). The will have
to be major reform in government spending and policies if social injustice will ever come to
an end. Rezoning of schools and reorganization of government funds need to be a forefront
in order for the education gap to begin to minimize.

14. SOCIAL JUSTICE SOLUTIONS
• Rezoning school districts
• Reorganization of
government funding
• Diversity in our districts
• Quality teachers
• Equal and quality pay
• Community education

15. CALL TO
ACTION
Now is the time for educators and
administrators to make a move.
Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty, and it does seem that
notwithstanding all these social
agencies and activities there is
not that vigilance which should
be exercised in the
preservation of our rights.
(Bent-Goodly & Hopps, 2017).
We have to fight for social
justice and government reform
when it comes to education.
All students in America deserve
the same chances, whether
they live in a high class
neighborhood or in a low
income neighborhood.

16. CONCLUSION
• Fighting for the rights of all students in our country is the only way the social injustices
will ever begin to go away. The education gap and the issue of racial equality are the
most important issues in education that need support today.
In order to tip the scales towards equality for all
students, educators must launch a strong fight.
Standing up for the students and lobbying for a
reform in our educational system can be done but
it takes a large group of people. Education is the
key. Education for leaders, community members,
parents, students, and all parties involved in
educating our children. Each person can make a
difference.

17. References:
Bent-Goodley, T. B., & Hopps, J. G. (2017). Social Justice and Civil Rights: A Call to Action for Social Work. Social
Work, 62(1), 5–8. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1093/sw/sww081
Education Gap: The Root of Inequality (2015). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lsDJnlJqoY
Every Student Succeeds Act: Five Things You Should Know (2015). Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i69cO5Ku_7Y
Mapp, S., & Boutté-Queen, N. (2017). Social work’s response to oppression and injustice: education and
practice. Social Work Education, 36(4), 343–344. https://doi-org.proxy-
library.ashford.edu/10.1080/02615479.2017.1300979
Soares, J. F., Rodrigues, E. C., & Delgado, V. M. S. (2018). Measure of gap and inequalities in basic education
students proficiencies. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy-
library.ashford.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsarx&AN=edsarx.1805.09859&site=eds-live&scope=site
Students Learn a Powerful Lesson About Privilege. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlmvmuxzYE
Top Three Barriers to the Achievement of Social Justice (2018). Retrieved from http://www.isja.org.au/the-top-3-
barriers-to-achievement-of-social-justice.html