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America's Education Crisis:

A Solution Favoring the Public School System

Problems in American Education

Introduction

Solutions

Poverty

  • 22 percent or more than 1 in 5 students are impoverished in America

High School Adjustments

  • Much more field-specific schools such as: art, business, health sciences, etc.
  • SAT/ACT preparation as a part of curriculum
  • What are the problems in America's education system?

America on the World Stage

  • 17th best education system out of 50 countries studied
  • How can we solve the failing education system in America?

Fixing Income Inequality

  • Heavier taxes on rich.
  • Higher minimum wage

United States Discretionary Spending

  • Why favor public schools over private schools?

Too Much Focus on Standardized Testing

  • Creativity and critical thinking take a backseat

More Funding For Public Schools

  • Increase teacher salary
  • Lower class sizes
  • Funds are available without further taxation

Public Over Private

Source: National Priorities Project

Qualified Teachers

  • Public school teachers are more required to be certified in their respective fields.

Affordability

  • Private schools cost an average of $10,000 per student
  • Average income in America is only around $50,000

Works Cited

Conclusion

Yettick, Holly. "Authors Contend Public Schools Outperform Private Schools. (Cover Story)." Education Week (2014).Academic Search Complete. Web. 17 Mar. 2015.

Wrinkle, Robert D., and Joseph Stewart Jr. "Public School Quality, Private Schools, And Race." American Journal Of Political Science 43.4 (1999): 1248. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

DeWitt, Peter. "10 Critical Issues Facing Education." Education Week. 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

Harris, Elizabeth. "As New Testing Is Ushered In, Some Sit It Out. (Cover story)." New York Times. 2 Mar. 2015. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

National Center for Education Statistics. 2011. Web. 18 Mar. 2015

Gayathri, Amrutha. “US 17th In Global Education Ranking; Finland, South Korea Claim Top Spots”. International Business Times. 27 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

National Priorities Project. 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

  • Reallocation of funds to education, new approaches to teaching, and curbing poverty is how America will solve its education problems.
  • Public schools should be favored over private schools because of affordability, quality of teaching, racial disparities, and religion's presence in the classroom.

Racial Diversity

  • 74% of all US private school students are Caucasian

No regulation on religiosity

  • Forced prayer in schools
  • Intelligent design
  • Abstinence-only sex education
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