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It really depends on the region and city, the US educational system has zero consistency across the nation. It also varies considerably by income, where rich sc
by jorblumesea 8y ago
It really depends on the region and city, the US educational system has zero consistency across the nation. It also varies considerably by income, where rich school districts have educational standards above European levels, and where poor districts have standards on par with Latin America or even Africa.
It's not that we don't produce educated people, it's we don't consistently produce educated people across the board and your location and income is a huge factor in your future success.
Those living in West Virginia have almost no chance, and those living in California have much better opportunities. The US, like many countries, falls prey to sweeping generalizations that are at best partly true.
Some state schools in not well known areas of the country are excellent and very affordable (IU, Purdue, Case Western, Carnegie Mellon).
- noobermin 8y agoEducation in this country echos everything, it's a shadow of the extreme wealth inequality.
- nixme 8y agoCarnegie Mellon is neither a state school nor what I would call affordable.
- leetcrew 8y agowhy wouldn't you call it affordable? CMU has a $72k sticker price (which only 30% of students actually pay in full) and has an average financial aid award of $44k. if your parents are actually destitute, you will pay very little. the elite universities in america do not cost much more than a typical state school if you are poor.
- jhbadger 8y agoOf those, only IU and Purdue are "state universities". Case Western and Carnegie Mellon are private universities and aren't particularly affordable, although certainly more affordable than Harvard or Yale, etc.