1. Preparation for the workforce.
1.1. Allows people to obtain jobs to financially support themselves
1.1.1. "Education increases income, and participation correlates to socioeconomic status.”
1.2. Allows opportunities to obtain skills for many professions.
1.2.1. "An educated, innovative, motivated workforce—human capital—is the most precious resource of any country in this new, flat world.” - Allen
1.3. Increase influence of STEM programs.
1.3.1. "Yet there is widespread concern about our K-12 science and mathematics education system, the foundation of that human capital in today’s global economy." - Allen
2. To influence democracy.
2.1. Allows for civic engagement and to get people engaged in democracy.
2.1.1. "Education, they argue, fosters participation because it prepares people for democratic engagement." - Allen
2.2. Encourages meaningful collaboration in democracy
2.2.1. "The Europeans and American colonists who designed systems of representative democracy... were broadly and deeply educated in history, geography, philosophy, literature, and art." - Allen
2.3. Help advance political equality and justice within a community
2.3.1. "Defending the right to civic education... advancing both political equality and distributive justice." - Allen