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					 			      	Current Issues in Education - Education
					 			      	 
 From national standards research to the debate on Common Core, learn about the most important issues facing today's teachers, school administrators, and parents. http://www.education.com/topic/current-education-issues/
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					 			      	Major Challenges Facing Public Schools in the United States
					 			      	 
 The United States federal government is not involved in the management of public schools. Each of the country’s 50 states and one federal district has a separate education department. http://www.publicschools.org/major-challenges-facing-public-schools-united-states/
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					 			      	10 Major Challenges Facing Public Schools - Public School Review
					 			      	 
 Are our public schools in a state of crisis? Learn about the 10 biggest problems with public schools today, both from the perspective of the administrators and the teachers. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/10-major-challenges-facing-public-schools
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					 			      	10 Critical Issues Facing Education - Education Week
					 			      	 
 Critical issues are those issues that are important to education. They are the barriers that get in the way, or the important elements that we need to focus on in order to move forward and offer better opportunities to our students. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2014/01/10_critical_issues_facing_education.html
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					 			      	Social Issues in Education - Buzzle
					 			      	 
 The following article brings forth some prominent social issues in education. Read through the following Buzzle article to understand the impact that these social issues may have on children and the steps that the government has taken to solve them. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/social-issues-in-education.html
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					 			      	Education and Social Issues - National Academies
					 			      	 
 For more than a century, U.S. research universities have been incubators for American prosperity and ingenuity. Research at these institutions has played an essential role in the development of game-changing inventions such as lasers, computers, and blood thinners. And graduates have created and propelled businesses that employ millions of Americans. http://www.nationalacademies.org/annualreport/educ12.html
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					 			      	The Failing School System - Foreign Affairs
					 			      	 
 Since the end of the industrial age, Americans have worried about improving their education system. But the country has never been able to make much progress. Other nations do it better, and the United States must learn from their examples if it hopes to catch up. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2013-04-03/why-american-education-fails
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					 			      	10 Reasons the US Education System is Failing
					 			      	 
 Once upon a time, enthusiasts designed a formal education system to meet the economic demands of the industrial revolution. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2015/08/10_reasons_the_us_education_system_is_failing.html?intc=main-mpsmcs
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					 			      	Education Reform Now
					 			      	 
 We are progressives leading a non-partisan 501c3 organization that cultivates and supports leaders who champion America's public schoolchildren. https://edreformnow.org
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					 			      	2015 States with the Best and Worst School Systems
					 			      	 
 Unless one is destined for the ranks of wildly successful college dropouts like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, education remains the traditional route to professional and financial success for many Americans. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-schools/5335/
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					 			      	How States Compare in the 2015 Best High Schools Rankings - US News
					 			      	 
 Maryland performed the best in the latest rankings of public high schools. http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/how-states-compare
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					 			      	Best Education In The World: Finland, South Korea Top Country Rankings, U.S. Rated Average
					 			      	 
 The United States places 17th in the developed world for education, according to a global report by education firm Pearson. Finland and South Korea, not surprisingly, top the list of 40 developed c http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/best-education-in-the-wor_n_2199795.html
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					 			      	Global School Rankings: Interactive Map Shows Standards of Education Across the World - Independent
					 			      	 
 One in five British students leave school without acquiring basic skills, according to a new report commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/global-school-rankings-interactive-map-shows-standards-of-education-across-the-world-10247405.html
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					 			      	U.S. Education: Still Separate and Unequal - US News
					 			      	 
 The data show schools are still separate and unequal.  http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/01/28/us-education-still-separate-and-unequal
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					 			      	Education Index - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
					 			      	 
 The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index (HDI) every year, which consists of the Life Expectancy Index, Education index, and Income index. The Education Index is calculated from the Mean years of schooling index and the Expected years of schooling index. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Index
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					 			      	Education in the United States - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
					 			      	 
 Education in the United States is provided by public schools and private schools. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States