End of Depression with New Problems

  During the Great Depression the public education system was immensely effected. When the Depression began according to the magazine article Education, "Retrenchment became the buzzword for budget cutbacks, resulting in reductions in the hours schools operated, increased class sizes, and decreases in teachers' salaries. Poor school districts in rural areas closed their doors." These problems didn't stop when the Depression ended though. They just weren't by passed and not seen as a priority. These issues and problems all were caused by a snow ball effect. When the economy crashed so did the American way of life of young and old citizens. With the failures of mass production, the stock market, and New American Polices it was only a matter of time before the education aspect was effected for the worse. 

  In today's 21st century though the changing in our economy actually effects education aspects for the better. With the United States advancing in so many ways; there has to be people/young adults trained properly to fill any positions needed. Stated in a Forbes article, "If history is a reliable guide, the technologies that are eliminating one set of jobs will create others: jobs that require twenty-first century—mainly digital—skills." For these so called new jobs being made the only way they will be filled will be by students completing and advancing their schooling. 

 As times change, Education in American history is effected for the good and bad.