School Conditions
Were class sizes OVERCROWDED or VACANT?
OVERCROWDED
What Percentage of the East St. Louis population is black? (within 5%)
98%
What is socioeconomics?
the social science and branch of economics that studies the interrelation between economic activity and social behavior. Social economics analyzes how the economy is affected by social norms, ethics, sentiments, and other factors.
What do families in East St. Louis with their trash?
What is the maximum # of students supposedly allowed in ONE class?
25
What's the maximum about of CLASSES in one room we saw in the book?
5 classes of 37
How's race involved?
Many communities with a majority black population receive unequal resources and care from governments.
Along with their city hall, what 6 other things in St. Louis had to be sold to gain money?
All of their fire stations
The superintendents promised. newly renovated school... what did they actually do?
They painted some walls... Not much of a renovation.
What Percentage of classes were overcrowded?
95%
(CONGRATS) FREE POINT Question (name the best basketball player in the NBA right now)
LEBRON JAMES
Approximately how many children were affected when the raw sewage spilled over in 1989? (Within 20)
187
For many schools, getting to graduate high school is extremely rare...What grade is treated as a high school graduation for these kids?
7th-8th Grade
How long was the gap between the crime against the young girl and the brothers interview?
Only a week.
What is a "Never-Ending-Cycle" when it comes to jobs in economies like this? What happens?
People don't have jobs, so they cant buy anything, so businesses shut down, which results in more job loss.
Arsenic, Mercury, and Lead all contaminated what due to the sewage outbreak?
The soil
What's the true reason people don't try harder to improve these types of schools?
They believe the children, parents, and teachers are too "ghetto" and won't care about their education.
What's the average income of many lower-class families in these specific districts?
7,500
What's the correct term when things are fair, yet not necessarily even?
Equal and Equitable
Things are so bad that people don't even realize it. What was the most pressing evidence they are desensitized to whats going on around them?
The little boy (Smokey) when speaking about his sister