Imagine a private or public high school in a wealthy or middle-class area: The classrooms are crowded with students rushing to get to class. You can hear the sound of lockers being closed and people rushing to go to class. Ring the bell to arrive early in the morning. Fred, a high school senior, is scrambling to get to his Advance Placement Biology class on time for a lab. When he enters he sees the dissecting plates, the glasses, the scalpels ready for the frog's dissection. Now imagine the same image and setting, except the school is a high school in a low-income area. Imagine Fred in a low-income high school walking into his science class and not having a book or the resources he needs to properly learn the material and perform the dissection. You may think that education and teaching are the same in a low-income area and in a wealthy or middle-class area. This is not necessarily true. According to the New York Times, it is well known that children from wealthy families tend to perform better in school (New York Times 1). If students from wealthy families get a better education, we need to help low-income families have access to a better education. Education in low-income communities is a social injustice because it disadvantages low-income students by not providing them with the same educational opportunities as a student living in an affluent or middle-class area. Students in low-income areas don't have the classes, resources, or teachers to give them the best possible education needed to prepare them for college. Education is a disadvantage for low-income students because they do not have access to quality education as a wealthier person. The educational gap between the rich and the low-income…… middle of the paper…… eir actions. They should be able to support low-income students to the same standards as wealthy or elite schools. Low-income schools should also work on programs that help students reach the level they need to graduate. Additionally, the district should create a program that ensures that low-income students have equal opportunities for the resources and tools they need to have a good education. So people like Fred who live in low-income areas can be provided the Advance Placement courses, books and tools they need to thrive. It is critical that our low-income schools are provided with every resource possible to be able to compete with students from private, middle-class, and elite schools. We need to help low-income students engage and prepare them to graduate and pursue higher education in college.