Education
"In Finland, for instance, citizens are entitled to state funded educational, medical, and welfare services, literally from the cradle to the grave. Finns pay nothing, ever, for education, including both infant and child care as well as medical and law school_ to say nothing of their monthly stipend for expenses. And they produce perhaps the best educational test results in the world. (This is true even though they don't go in for standardized tests.) According to 2003 OECD surveys, Finland ranks no 1 in student reading ability, no 1 in student science ability, no 2 in student problem-solving ability, and no 2 in student mathematics ability. The United States, by contrast, ranks no 12, no 19, no 26, and no 24 respectively. See the OECD report. (Note From Eric Alterman's book: Why We're Liberals.) The Best and the Brightest Led America Off a Cliff (12/08/2008) Bush Profiteers Collect Billions From No Child Left Behind Americans fed up with Politicized Education (2006) Why is Bush's little brother Neil getting educational funding ? National Education Association (curriculum standards) The Republican War on Science
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