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Many of the reforms implemented in the world's best school systems were informed by American research and practices. The tactics worked overseas, but we have yet to see systemic change here.

What are the roadblocks in our implementation strategies, and how can the American education system overcome these challenges?

cleo atcha | 12:07:10 11:47am
The Washington Post yesterday featured a commentary about how some American students still lead the pack, and the underachievers are bringing our average rankings down. I was happy to hear Arne Duncan shoot down the lame diversity excuse. He said this morning, "poverty is not destiny," and point to many countries that have done very well on rankings despite high poverty rates. I believe Shanghai, the top-ranked school system, has some four MILLION migrant children in the school system. It's people who use the diversity card that are really the problem. The world has proven them wrong.

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