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How American Schools Are Failing Your Kids

September 24, 2013 by Allison Hiltz 32 Comments

The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley

Not only is it going to be controversial, but it's going to change the way you think about our education system. Here's the short and skinny: American students are behind academically and there are hundreds of theories about why this is. Is it child poverty? Standardized testing? Teachers? Technology? Sports? Amanda Ripley (who had spent most of her career thinking education … [Read more...]

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