Searching the Globe for Answers
Forum Convener Linda Darling-Hammond talks about what the world’s top- performing school systems do – and why the U.S. does not do the same.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When it comes to looking for what works, the United States seems to be looking the other way.
That was the conclusion of a report released last month, which contends that many current school-reform efforts in this country run counter to the best practices in the world’s top-performing school systems, such as Finland, Canada, and Singapore.
