The Community Board

The Weirdness of American Education

  • August 21, 20088:46 am PDT
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Of every developed nation on the planet, the U.S. is the only one without an across-the-board education standard. Doesn't look like there's one on the horizon, either. A series of competing interests, institutional inertia and poopy decision-making have fed the beast, and it is us. Can the richest country in the history of rich countries right the ship or are we Titanic-ing toward a socioeconomic and ideological iceberg? Stay tuned...