ESSA (Every Child Succeeds Act)

• ESSA (Every Child Succeeds Acts)

  A final way in which the US government tackle socio-economic inequality is through ESSA - Every Child Succeeds Act.

  ESSA is a bill passed in 2015 that ensures educational inequalities are being tackled in the most effective way possible. The act has created many literacy programmes as well as other state-run educational schemes to help reduce inequalities faced by many minority groups in the education system. 
• ESSA (Every Child Succeeds Act) - EXAMPLE & ANALYSIS

  Young Hispanic Americans - In 2010, the high school dropout rate for this group was 15.1%, whereas in 2020 (following the implementation of the ESSA), this had decreased to 7.4%.

  This shows that the ESSA has cut drop-out rates by over 50%, allowing young people who are statistically more likely to be pushed out of education the opportunity of academic success - reducing their likelihood of becoming impoverished due to unemployment.
• ESSA (Every Child Succeeds Act) - REBUTTAL

  However, ESSA provides limited focus on college and career readiness.

  This means it can be difficult for students to be prepared for life after high-school, particularly those belonging to a minority group who are less likely to maintain their education and obtain a college degree.
• ESSA (Every Child Succeeds Act) - REBUTTAL (EXAMPLE & ANALYSIS)

  In 2022, 78% of Asian adults and 56% of White adults aged 25 to 29 had attained an associate's degree or higher, compared to 36% of Black adults and 34% of Hispanic adults

  This highlights the need for consistent and equitable CCR initiatives across all states to ensure that students, particularly those from minority backgrounds, are prepared for life after high school - which ESSA has evidently been ineffective at as Black and Hispanic Adults are up to 42% less likely to obtain a further education than White or Asian Americans.
• ESSA (Every Child Succeeds Act) - EVALUATION

  Overall, this act is partly effective in it’s role of tackling educational inequalities and the effects they have in the in the USA - as it is able to tackle issues of educational inequality within high school systems, but is evidently week at targeting college and career readiness, which is arguably more significant in reducing the potential of young Americans becoming impoverished and unsuccessful.