In today's society, many people believe that equality exists. However, if you look beyond the surface, inequality is widespread. Despite laws and initiatives in place, inequality is still a growing problem. The American education system is full of inequalities. Even years after the civil rights movement, there are still large amounts of racial inequality in America's public schools and universities. Additionally, a person's economic status contributes significantly to the quality of education they receive starting from kindergarten through college. There is a direct correlation between the quality of education a person receives and their race and economic status in America today. Economics is very widespread in American society. Racial segregation continues to become an increasing problem in the school system. Statistically, 80% of Latino students and 74% of Black students attend schools where 50-100% of the school population is made up of minorities. Additionally, 38% of Blacks and 43% of Latinos attend highly segregated schools, meaning the student population is made up of 90% minority students (Orfield 8). Many of these highly segregated schools are also doubly segregated, meaning that the school has a large number of students who fall within the poverty line set by the government. From 2001 to 2009, the number of poor students increased for each racial group. However, Black and Latino students are statistically likely to attend schools where two-thirds of the students come from low-income families (Orfield 50). Schools in poor areas are likely to have less experienced and less qualified teachers. These same schools also have difficulty retaining the teachers they have. Schools in poor communities do not offer the same salaries and advanced training options that schools in other areas can offer (Orfield 31) Additional; many of these segregated schools in poor communities do not have adequate materials or facilities to adequately educate their students (Orfield 6). With Inadequate Materials According to Robert Haveman and Timothy Smeeding, “income gaps in both access and success in higher education are large and growing. At top-tier colleges and universities, nearly three-quarters of enrollees come from the highest socioeconomic quartile” (Haveman 120). This simply demonstrates the inequality surrounding colleges in the United States. Many more students from economically well-off families attend college than students who do not. In a study conducted in 1988, researchers examined the enrollment of 146 top-tier colleges and universities in America. 74% of the class enrolled came from the highest economic quartile, while only 3% came from the lowest. The trend of inequality continued when researchers looked at 253 second-tier universities, where 46% of students came from the highest economic class and only 7% came from the lowest economic class (Haveman 121). However, inequality in higher education is not just economic; there is still substantial racial inequality in American colleges and universities. According to information provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, there is still a large gap between race and attendance at four-year institutions. In 2012, there were 10,270,812 students enrolled in four-year degree courses. Of the approximately ten million people enrolled in a