It’s troubling news, students in Shanghai are “blowing away” their American counterparts.

It’s troubling news, students in Shanghai are “blowing away” their American counterparts. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is calling for education reform! Former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee weighs in on the problematic system. One major problem: Tenure – The systems of public school teachers receive a job for life, regardless of performance. Ms. Rhee started Studentsfirst.org which states:

“To truly transform education in America, to create a system that puts students’ needs first, we need parents, teachers, administrators, politicians, and citizens from across the country to come together, recognize the problems in our system, and have the guts to overcome them.”