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Examining Poor School Performance in the U.S.

International students are critical of American education. Brookings explains why.
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American teens spend far more time on sports than they do on their studies. At least that’s how international students see it, according to a report out Wednesday from the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution. In an effort to “shed light on what is peculiarly American about American high schools,” the report surveyed hundreds of foreign-exchange students for a “fresh perspective” on the U.S. educational system.

And valuing sports over knowledge is distinctly

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