All of these statistics sound very mind boggling. It is not the case that those statistics were relevant to all parts of the country; however, those parts of the country are the ones that should be focused on for providing better educational services. It is unfortunate to see that although we said education is available to everyone regardless of race, culture, economic status, etc... we still let students slip through the cracks with nearly every subject--especially those who are in minority groups.
It seems like we recognized the problem and the ideal solution to the problem, although often times it is much easier said than done. The root of all evil, money, determines what we should and should not do for fixing the current dilemma we are in. In addition to the trouble that is faced with money and governmental issues, the public begins to become inpatient with what is happening and they demand more change.
Twenty-five years later, many things have changed yet, somehow, many things still stay the same. Between 1983 and today, there have been many laws that have been signed into effect that, according to some are great, while according to others are terrible. One in particular is the No Child Left Behind Act that President Bush signed into law in 2002 that required teachers to make students preform well on standardized tests for their school to receive more money. Was something like this that was supposed to be a step in the right direction, in fact, in the opposite? While there may be an ideal way to make things work today, the feasibility of it happening is unfortunately too slim due to all of the loops that need to be jumped through to actually get something productive.
Toppo, Greg. "Education." 'Nation at Risk': The Best Thing or the Worst Thing for Education? USA Today, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2015. <http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-04-22-nation-at-risk_N.htm>.
"A Nation At Risk." Archived:. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2015. <http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/risk.html>.
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