Education

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.

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.

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.

Once upon a time, enthusiasts designed a formal education system to meet the economic demands of the industrial revolution.

We are progressives leading a non-partisan 501c3 organization that cultivates and supports leaders who champion America's public schoolchildren.

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.

Maryland performed the best in the latest rankings of public high schools.

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

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).

The data show schools are still separate and unequal. 

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.

Education in the United States is provided by public schools and private schools.