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20-20 investigation by John Stossel entitled "Stupid in America" highlighting some of the flaws with the education system in the United States. The story started out when identical tests were given to high school students in New Jersey and in Belgium. The Belgian kids cleaned the American kids' clocks. The Belgian kids called the American students "stupid", which gave the piece its name. Jay Greene, author of "Education Myths," points out that "If money were the solution, the problem would already be solved … We've doubled per pupil spending, adjusting for inflation, over the last 30 years, and yet schools aren't better." Tags: school education graduation charter teachers Washington DC Chicago New York Florida San Jose California South Carolina

Forum Discussions about this video: OT: Stupid Americans ..   Stupid in America - a 20/20 special, did anyone catch this? I advise you to take a look and see this special on our public education system here in the United States. Pretty interesting, and I know we have a lot of teachers on this board that would be inte..   Americas failing school system This is a very good video that shows a lot of things wrong with the current US schooling system. It is a little biased and I do not wholly agree with it's conclusions or solutions. Still they are ..   20/20 special: Stupid in America (aka our failing public education system). ..