Purpose of This Blogsite

In this blog ideas surrounding inequality of education in rural areas will be examined. The cultural institution has many evident inequalities as is; however, this blog will focus mainly on those present between urban areas and rural areas. This will include disparities revolving around race, socioeconomic status, age of education, and gender.

My interest in this area is derived from my trip to the Dominican Republic this summer. While visiting I was informed that children (normally male) that lived in the lower class rural areas of the DR are required to leave school at the young age of 7 in order to work the sugar cane fields. This was due to the fact that families living in these rural areas earn an average of 1000 pesos a month which is equal to about $30 and therefore need extra help from the children. This occurred all the while children in the Urban areas of the DR normally attain a college degree.

After witnessing this I began to wonder if there is such a drastic difference in the rural and urban education systems here in the U.S. This is what this blog will be based off of in many ways. I will begin by examining education systems in rural areas and the population statistics of these areas as well. I will then compare my findings with those of urban areas.