Is it the Neighborhood?

There has been numerous discussions about children that live in impoverished neighborhoods receive the worst education compared to residents in suburban communities. Some would say, that is the reason for their failure in life and not making it to college. According to BNet, “The location of a school, as in an urban, rural, or suburban setting, has been shown to effect various factors related to education. For example, the location of a school is often associated with the socioeconomic status level of the school, or in other words the poverty of the school, which is frequently measured by the number of students receiving free and reduced lunches. Schools in more urban settings are associated with high level of poverty and in consequence have a lower amount of money to spend per child on education.”
Although a child’s neighborhood may effect his or her education, its not an excuse for those children to fail in life. Yes, their neighborhood may play a small role, but it should not be used as a crutch. How do we explain when 2 kids grow up in the same neighborhood, receive the same education, but one goes on to graduate from college and be successful in life? Therefore its not the neighborhood.
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