The Best Arguement For Education Reform
In the 19th century, industrialization swept the world. Many European nations expanded their welfare states but kept their education systems exclusive. The U.S. tried the opposite approach. American leaders expanded education and created the highest quality work force on the planet.
That quality work force was the single biggest reason the U.S. emerged as the economic superpower of the 20th century. Generation after generation, American workers were better educated, more industrious and more innovative than the ones that came before.
That progress stopped about 30 years ago. The percentage of young Americans completing college has been stagnant for a generation. As well-educated boomers retire over the next decades, the quality of the American work force is likely to decline. Mitt Romney captured the consequences in his withdrawal statement: “I am convinced that unless America changes course, we will become the France of the 21st century ” still a great nation, but no longer the leader of the world.”
The test scores have been steadily declining since 1965. Here is another link to support that
February 18, 2008 - 01:52 PM on February 18th, 2008
The Left has been steadily destroying public education since the early 1970s. This is a concrete example of how Leftism is damaging/destroying America.