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Taking Issue With Claims That American Science Education is 'Dismal'

Posted by timothy on from the note-this-is-an-editorial dept.

TaeKwonDood writes "We've all seen the stories about how 'dismal' science education in America is. It turns out that it's kind of a straw man. America has long led the world in science but the 'average' score for Americans on standardized tests has never been good. Instead, every 2 years American kids get better but we keep being told things are terrible. Here is why."

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  1. How to fix public education by Coolhand2120 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    1) Close the DoE
    2) Make going to school non-compulsory