Despite common disposition, America struggles to compete with other nations academically. While America still produces scholars of great intelligence, it also leaves thousands without even a high school diploma or G.E.D. This gap between the educated and uneducated causes great concern when competing with other nations and, more importantly, when insuring quality of life and equality among U.S. citizens. Even though education is not an unalienable right, possessing an education creates greater possibilities to fulfill one’s personal pursuit of happiness. Increasing education in America would also positively affect crime and poverty rates. Obtaining higher education leads to higher paying jobs, reducing poverty. Those who are impoverished are also more likely to resort to criminal activities in order to make money or provide for themselves or their family. By increasing education, people are less likely to find themselves in perpetual unemployment, meaning these individuals earn money, reducing poverty and the need to commit crime. In a perfect world, in order to right these wrongs, one would need to accomplish three things: incentivize teachers, engage …show more content…
Taxpayers, unwilling to increase their yearly taxes, often shoot down levies to improve educational facilities for the students in their communities. Hard working adults fail to justify increasing their tax increase in order to pay their teachers higher wages. What they fail to see are the national benefits to possessing an educated population. They fail to see that the kids in gangs or committing crimes are the same kids did not receive an education because their school was underfunded and understaffed. They see the quality of young professionals decreasing, yet they fail to connect that to ineffective teachers and curriculums that lack the ability to teach students how to thrive in a modern