Education reform is increasingly discussed at the governmental and local levels; however, the issue may not begin in the schools. Rather than the quality of a school a child attends, the family income and developmental environment for a child are the primary factors in the future success of a child. While the quality of schools […]
Category: Civic Issues
The Rising Cost of College
The cost of college has become an increasingly daunting statistic for parents who save for their child’s education or for the students who take out loans to pay for college. As a topic of heated debate in modern politics, some argue that colleges should be completely free or that all student debt should be cancelled […]
Public vs Private School
The long-lasting debate for K-12 schooling is whether to enroll a child in public school or to invest in a private school. There are numerous factors that sway parents towards one or the other including funding, quality, or other aspects such as religion. Nationwide, schools vary significantly by state, but also within any single state […]