In an age when there are consistently high expectations for the United States’ fiscal and social role in the world, it is paramount that the superpower meticulously reevaluate its education system. Compared to ones in China, Korea, and Finland, American schools demonstrate an alarming inferiority in math, reading, and science, scoring several places below its rivals, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Programme for International Student Assessment. Considering the US’ exorbitant... [More]
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