how does the United States education system rate?

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Roni Kurz: In terms of public primary education, I'm pretty sure the U.S. falls in the mid-teens range in terms of top nations. This was from a few years ago and I'm sure we have fallen further thanks to No Child Left Behind, which basically pu! nishes failing schools instead of helping them.There are plenty of problems with the education system, I would suggest that the biggest are the low quality of public schools in urban areas, the high and ever-rising cost of college, and way too many people getting worthless undergraduate degrees (such as Communications or Interior Design instead of Engineering, Math, and Science degrees.)This article is from a few years ago but can give you a pretty good idea of what's going on.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/13/national......Show more

Madie Strople: There is no "USA" system. In the US, in many states the local schools are controlled by the state, and in other states, they are controlled by the local town or county. There is not much uniformity about how the schools carry out their teaching duties. It is common in the USA for people to move from one city or town to another because the school system in the new town is reputed to be better. Or, for parents to insi! st that their kids go to one school instead of another. So, th! e end result of this lack of standards is that some US schools are excellent, and others are dismally bad. All of my kids went to high school at a public high school that is listed in the "Top 500" list. They have done really, really well in college and their professions. I tutor a lot of smart kids from both private and public schools. Sometimes their schools are doing a poor job, and sometimes they are very well prepared by their schools. Other countries may have more uniform standards, but our best is at least equal to, if not better than, anyone else's best. ...Show more