As little Johnny and Janie settle into another school year, a report released this week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development highlights the need for Americans to think globally and act locally about education. We already know why. “When I was growing up, America was number one in public education kindergarten through the 12th grade,” writes former Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, founder of the SCORE education reform initiative. “Then we fell to 5th, then 10th, then 15th, then 20th, then 26th in the world. And we are getting worse and worse. Our kids today are competing against students from these other countries – and they are not getting the jobs.”
