JC Online – Joseph Paul
“In many ways, the American education system has fallen behind other civilized countries, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Wednesday during a trip to Purdue University…Duncan said the Department of Education’s most important investment since he took office was in early childhood education, a service the U.S. lacks compared to other countries. “That we allow our babies to start kindergarten a year or a year and a half behind is just crazy to me,” he said. “In other countries, they don’t do this…”Our goal is to lead the world in graduation rates. One generation ago, we did; today, we’re about 12th,” Duncan said. “That’s not something we should be proud of…””(more)