how did the brown vs board of education impact society

If our minority does not receive the same education and treatment as our majority, we will not have a competitive society which will then turn to less money in our economic system. The minority, or the racial groups, have lived a life being labeled and beaten down but in reality, what others do not understand is that they are our future workers, consumers, and taxpayers. After the Supreme Court’s decision, the minority has worked their way into the public-school systems.

“The National Center for Educational Statistics recently projected that minorities will become a majority of the K-12 public-school student body for the first time in 2014-and that majority will steadily widen” (Brownstein).

These students were doubted, labeled, and did not have the confidence or support that students are lucky enough to have today throughout our education system and they were still able to succeed.Īnother key point in this article that was both meaningful to me and also helped me understand how the education system has grown throughout history is the process of the minorities becoming the majority after segregation was deemed unconstitutional. During this time, students had to work 10x harder than we do today, just to receive a diploma and go off to college to receive a degree. This was so meaningful to me because I feel like we take our education opportunities for granted today.

Not only did this decision change the outcome for students receiving a high school diploma, these black students are now continuing on to college and succeeding just like everyone around them. Now more than one in five hold one” (Brownstein). “Before Brown, only about one in 40 African-Americans earned a college degree. However, this did not stop at high school, and the numbers continued to rise throughout college. This quote shows the major differences that have been made to our education system to help our children succeed over the years.

How did the brown vs board of education impact society