Yet , although the United States invests more in education than almost any other developed nation , its students rank in the middle of the pack in reading and toward the bottom in math and science . Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein : Education essential to America 's strength , yet nation lags . They say education also key to national security ; human capital important in world competitivess . They say knowledge of the world , U.S. civics , foreign languages crucial for leadership . But they don't mention that we have a huge deficit in our schools
Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein : Education essential to America 's strength , yet nation lags . They say education also key to national security ; human capital important in world competitivess . They say knowledge of the world , U.S. civics , foreign languages crucial for leadership . But they don't mention that we have a huge deficit in our schools