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Dr. Marina Tse, Board Member, National Committee on Job Corps, US Department of Labor, Former Acting Assistant Secretary and Deputy Secretary United States Department of Education.
Professor Mei Renyi, Beijing Foreign Studies University
Dr. Zhao Yong, University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University
Intro: During a recent panel discussion that included questions regarding education in the United Kingdom, we were astonished to learn that an average of 35-40 percent of 16-year olds were failing their basis school leaver certificate exam in English and Math. Today we¡¯re looking at the situation in the United States.