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Education is Constant U.S. Concern

911 views · Published 12 January 2012 · 1:53 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Education Week · 2012 · Education

As far back as the launch of Sputnik, the Soviet satellite, American lawmakers have constantly worried about the state of U.S. education and the competitive edge of its labor force.

In 2011, Education Week reporters and editors measured just how the U.S. system compares to other countries in its Quality Counts 2012 report.

Read and watch the full report and multimedia project at www.edweek.org/go/qc12

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Education is Constant U.S. Concern

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