Financial appropriations given to the educational system are great investments in the future of this country. Improving the elementary and high schools across the country will benefit the entire population, and its long-term effects will be great.

Clinton's proposal aims to address problems such as large class size, low pay for teachers and upgrading the quality of the very urban and very rural schools. Other programs include ending social promotion which would prevent advancing students to the next grade level without mastering the material.

Future generations will be reaping the benefits of these policies. This will end the possibility of students graduating from high school without knowing simple skills, such as reading.

Leveling the playing between the privileged and non- privileged schools also will make for a more consistent educational system in which all students will be relatively equal when entering the world.

Another component of the proposal that will make schools better involves holding the schools accountable for the performance of their teachers through testing and certification programs. This will ensure the best teachers are in the positions and they remain the best throughout their career. This will prevent a teacher from getting in a rut with his or her teaching and will make that teacher try different techniques and their approaches to teaching.

Other parts of the proposal that are important are requiring federal-grant-receiving schools to develop strict discipline codes, provide parents with report cards on the performance of their children's schools and improve the standards of the worst performing schools. This will make parents a more active part of their children's educations, which history has shown is imperative in child development.