Where We Stand » Globalization http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand An evaluation of America’s Schools in the 21st Century. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:19:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Globalization: Segment One from Full Episode http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand/reports/globalization/segment-one-from-full-episode/7/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand/reports/globalization/segment-one-from-full-episode/7/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:04:35 +0000 chie witt http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand/?p=7 media
  • The European Union and China graduate more scientists and engineers every year than the United States.
  • In 1995, the United States was #1 in the world in college graduation rate. In 2005, it was 15th.
  • U.S. students rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of 30 developed countries.

THE QUESTION: IN TODAY’S GLOBAL ECONOMY, ARE U.S. STUDENTS READY TO COMPETE WITH THOSE AROUND THE WORLD?

 

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