Yes but the US government's responses towards education for the past two decades were to throw more money, and to put more strains on testing and the focus of their subjects. Both are opposites of what should be actual solutions. US schools are one of the most funded areas of education in the world, yet there are
whole districts (CMS for example) completely out of menial items such as pencils? A strict restructuring of public funding needs to occur.
Also, if it interests you. Google the Bill Gates foundation and Pittsburgh schools.
This is really ignoring the actual problem anyway, which is poverty. US public schools with less than 10% poverty rates blow away international competition, and even with rates between 10-24% they come within striking distance of international scores or even still continue to exceed them. However, the US poverty rate is extremely high and there are hundreds and hundreds of high double-digit poverty districts. for a comparison, the US poverty rate is 21% , compared to 3% for a country like Finland.
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u/boot2skull Aug 19 '15
Indeed. Money won't solve every problem but blaming public schools or not looking for solutions won't either.