1. By Eduardo Porter, 3 november 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/business/economy/school-vs-society-in-americas-failing-students.html
2. Bad side
   1. Schools in poorer countries than USA do a better job
      1. For equalizing opportunity
   2. Measure up poorly compared with students in less advanced studies
      1. PISA (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) 2012
         1. Maths : halfway down from the top
         2. Reading : third of the way down
         3. Halfway down in science
   3. Comparing test scores
      1. France, Germany, Britain, Canada, Finland, South Korea, Poland and Ireland = better than average students
      2. PISA maths with american children with least educational resources = scored better
3. Inequality
   1. For disadvantages students
   2. low socioeconomique status
      1. Heavy burden on American schools
      2. A year behind of well-educated parents
   3. poor "public schools"
      1. Schools fail mode
   4. Gap between rich and poor students
      1. Widens further through public school
4. Improvement
   1. American schools can do better
   2. Parents should expect more
   3. Equalizing opportunities
      1. Adjusting for differences in demography
      2. Access to academic resources
      3. Variables
         1. Language spoken at home
         2. Eligibility for free
         3. Reduced-price lunch
         4. Parental education
      4. Reduced performance gaps between states by 40 to 50 percent (National Assessment of Educational Progress)
5. Good side
   1. Better progress than highest-ranked countries's disadvantaged students
   2. not as bad as believed
   3. Disadvantaged American students : more progress over years