Much emphasis is placed on education, yet, many are concerned how the USA has lost the edge in world education. Since there is a general agreement regarding the importance of education, let us go beyond and look at America’s fundamental root problem. Is it possible to comprehend the root of America’s educational foundation without seriously looking into her origins before it became a nation? The answer is no. We must look to her past and compare it to the present so we know what the future holds for America.