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  • From: Tvoivozhd <tvoivozd AT infionline.net>
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  • Subject: [Homestead] FIX the fixable Public Education System---other nations don't seem to have a problem doing so
  • Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:27:20 -0700




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U.S. needs to get back to school

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

The United States spends more on educa tion than other industrialized countries, but the latest international numbers show the other guys are gaining in achievements - while, at best, we're standing still.

"Education at a Glance," an annual compilation of school-related data involving 30 countries, finds that the United States' relative position is slipping in terms of the proportion of its citizens who claim a high school diploma. Among 45-to-54 and 55-to-64-year-olds, the United States ranks first in its percentage of high school completion; among 35-to-44-year-olds, the United States is fifth; and among 25-to-34-year-olds, it's 10th.

When it comes to higher education, this country ranks second, behind Canada, in the proportion of citizens who have four-year degrees (38 percent), but officials report that other countries are making larger gains in this category as well. And when it comes to the proportion of students pursuing a college degree for the first time who then drop out, the U.S. average (34 percent) exceeds the international average (30 percent).

Dozens of studies, including this one, testify to the economic benefits of having a high school diploma and the even greater earnings for those who possess bachelor's degrees and higher.

The question becomes, then, how the United States can translate its already sizable investment in education into improved results. If the existing trend in education levels continues, the nation faces a steep economic decline - leaving less money available to support education, or anything else




  • [Homestead] FIX the fixable Public Education System---other nations don't seem to have a problem doing so, Tvoivozhd, 09/23/2004

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