There have been educational problems in inner city schools across the United States for decades now. The school's inability to teach some students is linked to the poor conditions of public schools. Some of the conditions are a lack of funding that provides students with the proper materials, inexperienced teachers, inadequate resources, low test scores, and crime-infested neighborhoods. These conditions have been a problem for centuries, but nothing is done about them. However, state and local governments are focused on other priorities, including schools with better academics. It's fair to say that some schools need more attention than others. However, when schools do not have academic problems, attention should be focused elsewhere, particularly in inner-city schools. For many years, poor communities have failed to provide students with the best education. In addition to this, the crime-infested neighborhood is a distraction for most young people. Hearing sirens all night could definitely keep students from staying awake in class. The best solution to this problem is to create more jobs in these poor communities. The more work people can do in their free time, the less trouble they are likely to get into. Meanwhile, with the pressure of schools losing their students to dropouts, it is important that inner-city students have the support they need at school or at school. home, because many years of oppression have prevented African Americans from having the will to do better. Now young African Americans experience the same feeling of oppression in the schools they attend. When students give up it seems like everyone around them wants to give up. In fact, “In many parts of the country, problems arise within…the middle of the paper…Chicago. Retrieved June 5, 2010, Web.Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Retrieved June 6, 2010, Swaraj. Org. Web.Klopp, R. & Miguel, S. (2003). Adolescents' campaign for better sex education. SIECUS Report, 31(4), 34-35. Proquest. Ivytech, South Bend, accessed July 8, 2010, Web. Krisberg, K. (2010, April). Preventing teen pregnancy by focusing on the evidence. The health of the nation, 40(3), 1, 14. Proquest. Ivytech, South Bend, accessed July 7, 2010, Web.Melhado, L. (2007). The academic performance of adolescent parents is influenced more by available resources than by parenting. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 39(3), 184-185. Proquest. Ivytech, South Bend, accessed July 9, 2010, Web.Noguera, Pennsylvania (2003). City schools and the American dream. New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Retrieved June 5, 2010, Web.