Before 1944 in England, education cost a lot. A lot of poor families couldn’t pay for their education. Eventually, however, in 1944 the Education Act provided free education for England and Wales. The best part about that act was that there wasn’t any catch! Some people say that the U.S.A. has free education, such as lottery schools. Sadly, however, there is a catch about these types of schools. The school randomly draw names to see who gets in and who stays out. The closest the U.S. gets to free education is student loans. Student loans are loans that the U.S. …show more content…
That seems much more fair than what we have in the U.S today, but think about it. People who can’t afford school and who rely on student loans and lottery schools will be seriously impacted in a very negative way. So, the U.S. gives students student loans that pays for students to get into college by using the tax money that you (the adults) pay. In colonial times there were no student loans, only wealthy people could afford education. Even though that sounds good, everyone needs education and without student loans poor families wouldn’t be able to get any