To what extent can congress be an effective force against injustice?

What does the future hold for this country? Can we foresee who the president will be in 20 years? some of our children may never reach full potential due to many problematic education systems throughout this country. This is supposed to be america, the land of freedom and opportunity but not everyone get to experience it. America continues to be praised by third world countries as a place where dreams come true. But our children are living in poverty and are already at a disadvantage just because of the place they were born. The Congress in place now is the most diverse Congress this country has seen. They can be the change what we have been hoping for. With its power, Congress can eliminate the poor trends and the injustices the have plagues America's education system in the recent years.
Children throughout this country do not have equal opportunities and if Congress fails to address the issue, it will come back and haunt them. Right now the graduation rate is at an all time low more and more students are dropping out of school. Racial Minorities make up 70% of the students who were arrested due to school related incidents. Why are students being punished by being taking out of the classroom that seems detrimental to their success in life. If the goal is to educate children for a young age, then punishments that keep them out of the classroom in the later years should be eliminated. That should be kept specifically for students who commit severe or extreme crimes , But how can we prevent students from being punished? The key is simple educate children from a young age. trials show that children that are talked to and read to are “ less likely to be arrested as teenagers”(Kristof,For Obama’s Second Team, Head Start Act). That is Pretty simple. Then the child will be less likely be punished