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It continues to amaze me that the US is so unambitious in this regard.

Donald Trump on education: http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Donald_Trump_Education.htm

His solution?

School choice, competition.

Completely ignoring what the 25 countries do that rank higher when it comes to education.

Our current regrettable situation originates in a century's worth of extremely ambitious educational systems design. Taking a step back from such things doesn't seem like all that bad an idea; we've had enough schoolmen on horseback to last us quite a while.

What do they do besides make the population so desperate to escape poverty that they will push their kids to the brink of madness to study for exams that are make or break for their lives?

Most people in places like France and Germany are not "desperate to escape poverty".

I was referring the India and China.

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