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U.S. losing competitive edge worldwide due to educationial neglect.

The U.S. education system is not as internationally competitive as it used to be; in fact, the United States has slipped ten spots in both high school and college graduation rates over the past three decades, according to a new report and scorecard from the Council on Foreign Relations' Renewing America initiative, which examines the domestic foundations of U.S. power.


U.S. Education Slipping in Ranks Worldwide, Earns Poor Grades on CFR Scorecard
. (2013, Jun). Retrieved Nov, 2013.

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