Republican & Democratic Beliefs on Education in the United States: Similarities & Differences

z 11:17         Democrats and Republicans agree that the future success of the United States lies in an effective education system. However, while they agree on the overall goal, the two parties disagree about the best policies to accomplish it. In this lesson, we'll look at some of the education policy perspectives of each party. Dueling Ideologies Ralph, a Republican candidate for the U.S....

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us education system

  The United States does not have a national school system. Nor, with the exception of the military  academies, are these schools run by the federal government. American education is a complex topic because a single school can draw upon resources from several different public and private institutions. For example, a student may attend a private high school whose curriculum must meet standards set by the state, some of whose science...

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The Pull and Example of Science Education in the United States

S.-Latin American study abroad programs deliver results in Chile, Colombia and Brazil. I expected high school biology students. Instead, I was facing 120 middle school students who were on an outing to Maloka, an innovative science museum in Bogotá. On the fly, I changed my presentation on how the brain works into a series of demonstrations. At the end, I was awed by the questions: “My mother has epilepsy; why is it that she doesn’t recognize...

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Tips from the United States for improving our education system

A couple of years ago I visited Columbia University in New York, where I met researcher Samuel E. Abrams, a great friend of Finland, who has conducted a vast amount of research on Nordic and US education systems. He also has a Finnish wife. Since then, he has visited the Finnish Parliament as my guest on several occasions and toured schools in the Lohja region. In May, he was awarded the Insignia of Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion...

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U.S. Gets Low Scores for Innovation in Education

U.S. schools and classrooms rank near the bottom among the countries studied in a first-ever report on education innovation by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. Only the Czech Republic and Austria ranked lower, with New Zealand tying the United States in the OECD's point system, which used data spanning 2000 to 2011. Denmark, Indonesia, Korea, and the Netherlands were found to have the most innovative...

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What Can The United States Learn From South Korea’s Dominance In Higher Education?

South Korean students cheering for seniors taking the College Scholastic Ability Test CREDIT: AP/AHN YOUNG-JOON Last October, the Times released its 2013-2014 World University Rankings, and the U.S. is home to 46 of the top 100 universities, significantly more than any other country. Despite this, the country has fallen in higher education degree attainment internationally from first in 1990 to 12th in 2011, with only 43...

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31 Million in Higher Education Limbo: Some College, No Degree

Nearly 4 million adults have completed at least 2 years of college, but have no degree or certificate. Policymakers should look for ways to re-engage students who have made some college progress, but lack a degree. At a time when policymakers are intensifying their calls to get more students in and through college, 31 million adults are stuck in limbo – having completed some college – but not enough to earn a degree, according to a...

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