Educational Funding Argumentative on the Dispersal of Federal Educational Funds American founding father Benjamin Franklin states, "If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Influenced heavily by the ideals of the founding fathers, the United States continues in the pursuit of knowledge, and strives to provide a means to create an intelligent society. Since the birth of the …showed first 75 words of 896 total…

…showed last 75 words of 896 total…students, the standards of academic excellence will in turn rise, and by raising the standard of excellence, the level of the nation's intellect will rise as well. Furthermore, as a nation, America must continue to pursue new ways to refine and perfect the nation's educational system. America's continual striving for educational excellence may be summed up in John Fitzgerald Kennedy's quote: "Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education."