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30 Books Everyone Should Read Before Their 30th Birthday
The 30 books listed here are of unparalleled prose, packed with wisdom capable of igniting a new understanding of the world. Everyone should read these books before their 30th birthday.
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Schools Matter: The Summer Slump in Reading: An Obvious First Step Annotated
Time says that “well-off American students may be falling behind their peers around the world” (“The case against summer vacation,” August 2). Not so.
Studies show that American students attending well-funded schools who come from high-income families outscore students in nearly all other countries on international tests. Only our children in high poverty schools score below the international average. Our scores are mediocre because the US has the second highest percentage of children in poverty of all industrialized countries (22%, compared to Denmark’s 2.5%). This strongly suggests that our educational system has been successful; the problem is poverty.
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Time says that “well-off American students may be falling behind their peers around the world” (“The case against summer vacation,” August 2). Not so.
Studies show that American students attending well-funded schools who come from high-income families outscore students in nearly all other countries on international tests. Only our children in high poverty schools score below the international average. Our scores are mediocre because the US has the second highest percentage of children in poverty of all industrialized countries (22%, compared to Denmark’s 2.5%). This strongly suggests that our educational system has been successful; the problem is poverty.
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