The Problem With American Education

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Americans from across the political spectrum tend to agree that our education system is failing our students. In this episode we'll take a look at three of the biggest problems the system faces, and consider some possible solutions.

Music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/

Citations and Further Reading:

Prison/School Architecture https://www.archdaily.com/905379/the-same-people-who-designed-prisons-also-designed-schools

US academic achievement compared https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/

Teacher turnover
https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-turnover-report

History of public education in the US
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/a-relevant-history-of-public-education-in-the-united-states

Public funding for private schools
https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/bitstream/handle/1774.2/63011/publicfundingmastheadfinal.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y


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