American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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Self-made millionaire Harris Rosen adopted a Florida neighborhood called Tangelo Park, cut the crime rate in half, and increased the high school graduation rate from 25% to 100% by giving everyone free daycare and all high school graduates scholarships.
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Before making Finding Nemo, the animation gurus at Pixar Studios had to take a graduate class in fish biology and oceanography.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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