In his first Presidential speech broaching the topic of education, President Obama said, "Despite resources that are unmatched anywhere in the world, we've let our grades slip, our schools crumble, our teacher quality fall short, and other nations outpace us…What's at stake is nothing less than the American dream.” He wasn’t exaggerating—in 2006, the Program for International Student Assessment found that 15-year-old American students place 25th out 30 developed nations in mathematics, literacy, and problem-solving.
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