Yates French Hr. 2 12/17/99 What is wrong with American schools? That’s the million Dollar Question, or should I say the Multi-Billion Dollar Question. In the past, America’s solution to our abysmal public school situation has been to throw money at the problem. But that obviously isn’t working. American students are consistently scoring less on standardized tests than other nations children. Personally, I believe the problems are more complex than a simple budget problem. …showed first 75 words of 898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 898 total…of required schooling, we also have to raise the age at which a quality education is still free.Rightnow, countless gifted students are relegated into sub-standard colleges because they lack money. We need our brightest students, not our richest, going to Harvard. If we improve community colleges to the point where they provide a quality education to those who qualify for admittance, we can ensure that our educational resources are going to the best use.