A Harvard University study found: "...students in Latvia, Chile and Brazil are making gains in academics three times faster than American students, while those in Portugal, Hong Kong, Germany, Poland, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Colombia and Lithuania are improving at twice the rate..."
Why it's better to grow up in Slovenia and Greece than the U.S
Article cites education (U.S. ranked 27th) among numerous other factors
Why Can't U.S. Students Compete With the Rest of the World ?
"Yet despite the economic crisis facing the country, the U.S. educational system remains frozen in place, unable to adapt to contemporary global realities."
Pretty grim assessments of American education. But how can we reconcile those depressing headlines and news with the following ones:
Why Do So Many Chinese Students Choose U.S. Universities ?
"There are more than a quarter of a million students from China in colleges in the United States ...almost a fivefold increase since 2000."
Why Chinese & Asians Study Abroad ?
"First, there are kids who simply want the best education possible. These are super achievers who generally want to get into the top American colleges."
Chinese Flock to Elite U.S. Schools
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