How the World Learns: Comparative Educational Systems

Sputnik Launches the Science-Math Race (1x2)

Air date: Jul 24, 2015

Dating back to Sputnik in the 1950s, education culture has been driven by anxiety. Learn about the history of "crisis" in U.S. education before investigating how America's educational system compares with schools and students in other countries. Focus on TIMSS in particular, which tracks mathematics and science achievement in about 70 countries.