In 1997, fewer African-americans ere admitted to the most competitive University of California. The people's response to this new criteria is mixed. This information was obtained from the web and can be read by clicking here . Urban Students vs Rural Students Several indicators from a viariety of sources provide telling insights about urban schools, and found important differences among them. For example achievement in urban schools is significantly lower than that of nonurban peers.
Urban students are more likely to attend large high schools and to drop out.
Some urban and nonurban systems spend siginificantly less than the affluent suburban communities that surround them. For example near Chicago school districts were spending about two thousand dollars more per student per year than the urban schools. Many educators are working in hallways and converted bathrooms, overcrowded schools, often with leaky roofs and peeling plaster, with a lack of books and supplies, without access not only to teachnology, but to be a rich and challenging curriculum. There is some good news for the minority,disibled, and low-income individuals. Both the senate and the House have proposed to create a new block grant for states to better serve the gifted students.