Higher Education Act of 1965

Many concerned parents think about their child or children’s education, but not all parents have the resources to send their child or children on to higher education. The only hard decision a child should have to make concerning college is choosing which school is best for them after high school. If a person wants to go on to college after high school, it should not have to be a difficult decision based on a nonexistence of monetary contributions. Unfortunately for most children in American…

The introduction of technology to our lives has created a positive effect in education. Nowadays with advancement in computer technology, the use of digital media has become more usual than ever in classrooms across the US. Institutions of higher learning offer complete online degrees. Meanwhile grammar schools, middle schools, and high school are starting to see an increase usage of digital media in their classrooms. Recent studies conducted by Andrea Lunsford show that the use of digital…

school the importance of education begins to take hold. Teachers ask their students what they wish to become when they “grow up” and receive answers ranging from teachers to doctors. As they move from one grade level to the next, award ceremonies further instill the idea that education is something worth striving and working hard for. Such concept of merit and being rewarded for hard work drives students to seek further educating themselves, until the reality of education hits. As children and…

consider. There are several factors in play that foster the advancement of women in the workplace. Women’s participation in the workforce has increased by nearly twenty percent since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 (Eagly & Carli, 2007). Women have not only consistently had higher average high school GPAs than their male counterparts, they have been earning over half of the bachelors’ degrees in the US since the mid-1980s (Russell Sage Foundation, 2013). Women have been increasingly…

Current student debt is an all time high and it’s only getting worse. Current federal student debt is at 15 billion dollars with over 3 quarters of new jobs needing a post-secondary education. Though, it’s an asset having a diploma in your back pocket, not many can afford a college or university education as tuition costs continue to rise. Nevertheless, student debt not only affects student’s wallets but the mental state of mind of the body as well as the economy and the after-life of one. Even…

Education is imperative and open doors for many opportunities in the future. There are many people that lack post secondary education. Some adults argue that they do not pursue higher education because of the cost of tuition. On the other hand, some argue that they do not believe that higher education is necessary and will not assist them in the long run. As a result, they find it difficult to obtain decent careers. It is emphasized that obtaining a college degree can significantly increase your…

In a world where money, success, power, and education are key, the most viable option to achieve this dream for most people is to attend a college or university right after high school. High schools strongly encourage all students to try and go to a great four year college, but is this absolutely necessary. These days it seems that if one does not attend college and receive a degree, they are not respectable or they are not as intelligent as others. This is not true. Many people who are in high…

1959 E.F. Lindquist created the first college admissions test based on information taught in school, thus forever changing the world of college preparations and admission (ACT History, 2014). Since the creation of the ACT in 1959 it has grown and became one of the most important tests students college bound will ever take. The ACT is composed of four sections; English, math, reading, and science. The scores from each section are then averaged to create a composite score. Each sections’ scores…

that education has become very expensive. Students who have parents that have a high socioeconomic status tend to have to pay out of pocket, which sometimes does place the family in a financial bind. Since every year the cost of education rises, it makes it hard for students who cannot afford their tuition to attend college. Thus all students should have the opportunity to receive financial assistance; students who qualify for scholarships, who have to pay out of pocket for their education, and…

The Failure of the Education System Is education important in order to be successful in life? Is the “No Child Left Behind Act” the cause of the education system breakdown? Most students can agree that the education system is not what it used to be. I can still remember when my teacher was able to discuss multiple subjects at the same time. As of today, students that graduate high school find it very difficult to graduate College. Since the “No Child Left behind Act” students are facing many…