I found the following article on the internet while researching another subject.  I found it interesting and thought I’d share it with my readers, although it is quite lenghty.  This being an election year, education is going to come up sooner or later.

 AMERICAN EDUCATION FAILS BECAUSE IT ISN’T EDUCATION

by Tom DeWeese
President, American Enterprise Institute

The debate over public education grows more heated. Regularly, reports are released showing that the academic abilities of American students continue to fall when compared to those in other countries.