article_snippet.sent: But the unfortunate reality is that the United States leads the world in incarceration, not education.
article_snippet.sent: At the same time, our are losing the increasingly important race to educate our citizens.
article_snippet.sent: Where the United States was once ranked first in high school graduation rates, we now rank 23rd in high school completion among 30 of the world's most developed nations.
highlights_snippet.sent: The unfortunate reality is that the United States leads the world in incarceration, not education .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: At the same time, we are losing the increasingly important race to educate we citizens .