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From ABC's John Strossel's newsletter: And airing on Friday, Jan. 13, at 10:00 p.m. "Stupid in America: How We Are Cheating Our Kids." Are kids in the United States being cheated out of a quality education? American students fizzle in international comparisons, placing 18th in reading, 22nd in science and 28th in math -- behind countries like Poland, Australia and Korea. But why? School officials complain that they need more money, but the countries that outperform us spend less per student than we do. There are many factors that contribute to failure in school, but according to some foremost is the government's monopoly over the school system, which means that most parents don't get to choose where to send their children. In other countries, choice brings competition, and competition improves performance. =================== He is the reporter who once manipulated interviews with children a few years ago, so I wonder how this will be presented. http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1134 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20011231/manilov20011220 http://www.ewg.org/reports/tamperingwithtruth/wsj0627.html Mary Ludwick, Librarian K-5 Elementary Owen Elementary, The Colony, Texas (near Dallas) ludwickm@lisd.net (school address) ludwick@swbell.net (home address) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------