How to Improve the Quality of Education
             On a cold August day when I was 5 years old, I stepped into the classroom of R.L. Norton Elementary School for the first time. That day began the process of learning for me. I had a teacher who obviously cared about my progress and helped me to strive in the classroom. Over the next 12 years, I received a quality education, however this isn't the case for all students. Many students enrolled in public schools fail to receive the education they need in order to succeed in life. The reason a student may receive a poor education is because the public school system has many flaws. In order for students to receive a good education, there are many improvements that must be made within public schools.
             There is a saying that a student is only as good as the school he attends. To improve the quality of education, we need to improve the schools that students attend. Making improvements to a school can be expensive, and therefore government funding needs to be increased so that schools can operate to their best ability. A school shouldn't have to adapt to a certain budget. Instead, the budget should be tailored to the school's needs. A school should be able to set goals for the education they want to give to students without having to worry about financial means. Also, the superintendent and other school officials need to visit schools more frequently. These visits need to involve reviewing of academic departments and programs, as well as the campus itself. Another way to improve schools is to create financial vouchers for a student to use at private schools. Many parents send their children to private schools to receive a higher quality of education. Not all parents can afford this, however if they could receive a voucher for the amount of taxes they pay towards public schools, they could use that to pay for part of the tuition at a private school. This
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