Section 7
Issues in the U.S. Education System
By Boundless
Access to education varies by geographic location, race, gender, and class.
English as a second language (ESL) refers to the use or study of English by speakers with different native languages.
While education can improve life chances, not everyone has equal access to education.
School violence is a serious problem in the United States, and attempts to explain it identify both individual and social risk factors.
Home schooling is the education of children at home rather than in the setting of a school.
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner.
Gender-based achievement gaps suggest the existence of gender bias in the classroom.
There is no standard definition of "gifted," nor a standard way of implementing gifted education.
Education reforms aim at redressing some societal ills, such as gender-, and class-based inequities, or instructional ineffectiveness.