Why do cities have bad schools?

The number one reason most big U.S. cities have low performing schools is the extreme amount of poverty, 75 – 85\% below the Federal poverty line is normal. That’s it. There is no other reason. By the way, rural impoverished small towns also have poor educational outcomes.

Are inner city teachers paid less?

A blog posted by the National Council on Teacher Quality in June 2013 showed no significant difference in teacher pay when comparing urban educators to their suburban counterparts. There may be other factors which affect teacher pay, but whether one teaches in a city or in suburbia does not seem to be one of them.

What school district pays the most in California?

Average teacher pay in California public schools rose to $84,531 last school year, an increase of 2.2\% from the prior year, new state data show. Teacher pay was highest in Silicon Valley’s Mountain View-Los Altos Union High school district, where teachers earned, on average, about $139,100.

Which city in California pays teachers the most?

For elementary school teachers in this region, here are the highest-paid metropolitan areas:

• Fairbanks, Alaska – $110,420.
• Riverside, California – $81,320.
• Modesto, California – $80,810.
• Anaheim, California – $79,840.
• Los Angeles/Long Beach, California – $75,800.

Why don’t inner city schools have more teachers?

Poor quality of education becomes poorer, or students must transfer schools, which adds more burden to them, especially financially. Inner city schools are hardly an ideal teaching environment, that is why it does not attract a lot of teachers.

How can we improve inner city education?

For decades, educators have been trying to bring inner city children up to par with their suburban counterparts and have failed miserably. School takeovers, grants, SmartBoards, computers, Head Start, and a host of cure-all programs have done little to balance the success of the haves and the have-nots.

Are We failing inner city kids?

Planned Failure, The Plight of Inner City Kids. For decades, educators have been trying to bring inner city children up to par with their suburban counterparts and have failed miserably.

Do You Send your children to public schools in inner cities?

But for those living in inner cities, that is out of the question; either they send their children to inner city public schools or not at all, even if there is no guarantee of proper education for children. Sadly, this situation has been prevalent for a long time, and still seems to have no end in sight.