What type of class is it for? There are a lot of fields that a lot of issues can have a lot of sides for and against.
I assume GE means General Education classes, which sounds like it's a college paper. You picked a very general topic, which can be good, but you'll find sources going every which way on it. So I'll recommend a couple of more specific topics:
- Grading styles, such as grading on a curve. You could talk to some teachers at all levels, primary, secondary, and extended/higher education-levels, most of them will be willing to talk to you for a while if they have the time. Jump on it, though, a lot of schools are getting into finals around now (as I'm sure you're aware).
- The importance of learning a second language: Many high schools require students to take a language course for as long as 2 years or more, and many college and grad school programs require 3 or more classes or a demonstration of equivalent competency. Why, for example, would nurses and teachers alike need to take a language course? What sort of programs are increasing these demands, and why is it necessary in various fields of work and study?
- Cultural awareness in schools: Even at the college level, American schools have a reputation for being especially closed-minded of different world cultures. How might teachers, instructors, professors, and even parents of students expand students' world views? You could tie this into the language prompt above, and suggest things like world literature as reading material to supplement the "great American classics" we all read. You could even narrow it down to elements of culture like language (a lot of Americans don't want to learn Spanish because "The Mexicans should learn English", for example), religion in public schools (use court cases as sources), or inner-city schools versus parochial schools.
- Your prompt has some potential, but it sounds like you have no idea where to go with it. Try asking some questions like, "How would it benefit an English student to take a required science class?", or "Why does it make no difference for GE requirements if a student takes Geology or Astronomy?" You could build some solid arguments off of those, even if the issue is a bit overdone in general; talk to a college counselor, you can use them as a source, and I'm sure they'd be more than happy to direct you to where you can get more information. Narrow down your ideas.
- Multiple intelligences is a wonderful thing to write about, too, especially if you're writing about K-12 schools. The theory of multiple intelligences states that everybody has a different way of learning; a musically-inclined person might better present what they know by writing a song, while a kinesthetically-inclined person may need a hands-on approach to learning class material, for example. Look up multiple intelligences and explain how teachers in elementary school, middle school, high school, and even college can consider these multiple intelligences to create options and/or appeal to different peoples' learning styles.
- If your college has a student newspaper, you can get a slew of ideas from them; get a general idea about a "popular issue" on college campuses nationwide - such as funding for a particular program, or favouring certain departments over others - and ask the newspaper if they've run anything on the issue for your school. Who knows? Maybe you'll get to do some investigative work, and they can use part of your paper (or edit it down) as an article. Might net you a little extra spending cash!
- Scholarships: Take a look at different schools' websites and see the types of scholarships that are offered, either at one school (yours), or comparatively, across several. Try and see patterns, such as seeing more scholarships for English Majors than there are for Biology Majors, but make sure you take into account what sort of programs a school is "known for".
- Free Tutoring: Most colleges offer free tutoring (usually group tutoring) for students, especially those who are struggling in a particular area. Write about how this is a very important service to offer students, how it (obviously) helps students, and why students should take advantage of these services more often (my university has a writing center, for example, and although I write well and get good grades, I use the writing center staff as a way to get another set of eyes on my paper for errors in grammar and inconsistencies, which helps writers of all levels)
I'd come up with some other ideas, but I won't waste any more time writing them; I'll just post this and if you want to elaborate, hit me up on messanger or something.