Lessons From Abroad on Improving America's Educational System

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Abstract

This paper summarizes the findings of a new book scheduled for publication in 2018. The theme of the book involves borrowing educational policies from the top-performing nations in education to close the academic achievement gap in the United States and to improve the United States’ average scores on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Author

• Hani Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi