Real Reform
Sent to the Christian Science Monitor, June 14, 2010
Real Reform in Education
The Monitor thinks that our problem in education is not money, because we spend more on education than other industrialized countries ("Teacher Bailout, Teacher Reform," 6/14). (Not quite: According to UNESCO, Norway, France and South Africa spend more per capita than we do).
Not mentioned is the fact that the US has a higher percentage of children in poverty than other industrialized countries (25%, Denmark has 3%). American children from high-income families score at the top of the world on
Real Reform in Education
The Monitor thinks that our problem in education is not money, because we spend more on education than other industrialized countries ("Teacher Bailout, Teacher Reform," 6/14). (Not quite: According to UNESCO, Norway, France and South Africa spend more per capita than we do).
Not mentioned is the fact that the US has a higher percentage of children in poverty than other industrialized countries (25%, Denmark has 3%). American children from high-income families score at the top of the world on