Education is such an egregious problem in the U.S. I have been reading some facts on disinfo.com, and it's amazing. In 1840, over 99% of U.S. citizens were literate. Now, only 83% of whites, and 60% of blacks are literate. Why can't people realize that this is a failure? This country should have a 100% literacy rate, and should be producing the most creative minds on earth. That is a tragedy...