Section 7
Issues in the U.S. Education System
By Boundless
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Access to education varies by geographic location, race, gender, and class.
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English as a second language (ESL) refers to the use or study of English by speakers with different native languages.
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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.
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Home schooling is the education of children at home rather than in the setting of a school.
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A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner.
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Gender-based achievement gaps suggest the existence of gender bias in the classroom.
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There is no standard definition of "gifted," nor a standard way of implementing gifted education.
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Education reforms aim at redressing some societal ills, such as gender-, and class-based inequities, or instructional ineffectiveness.