What's wrong with education in America?

Time spent in the classroom is simply not enough for teachers to instruct every student, to teach them what they need to know. ... read more

The report rated the U.S. as "average" when it compared America's educational system to those of other nations. The Scores In scores that go up to 1,000, America received an average score of around 500, with 502 in science (17th out of 34), 500 in reading (14th out of 34) and 487 in math (25th out of 34). read more

In a country that invests more heavily in prisons than in schools, it’s no surprise that public education in America is not what it could be, not by a long shot. Students and teachers are being stressed to the max by a rigid, top-down control structure that makes it more and more difficult for students to learn, and makes it more and more unlikely that well-meaning people will choose educating as a career. read more