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100 representative American Kids entering high school. What does fate have in store for them . 25 out of that 100 wont graduate from high school. A total of 50 wont go to college. Thats half the class that wont go on to higher education. 50 will attend college, but only 22 will graduate within six years. Meanwhi meanwhile, other countries are outstarting us. On a recent international test, u. S. Students ranked only 15th in the world in reading, 23rd in science and 31st in math. Overall, the World Economic forum ranks the quality of our education at 26th. Whats odd is that weve been outspendin...

Course load, she practices her craft at a local school under the watchful eye of an experienced teacher. >> definitely from the start, there's -- they put you on the spot. and you have to start kind of performing as a teacher. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> south korea and other high performing nations are known for their well-trained educators, too. but in finland, teachers are given far more autonomy. there is a national curriculum here, but it's just a framework, serving as a guide for each school instead of a top down edict. and because teachers don't have standardized tests to worry ...

Craft at a local school under the watchful eye of an experienced teacher. >> definitely from the start, there's -- they put you on the spot. and you have to start kind of performing as a teacher. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> south korea and other high performing nations are known for their well-trained educators, too. but in finland, teachers are given far more autonomy. there is a national curriculum here, but it's just a framework, serving as a guide for each school instead of a top down edict. and because teachers don't have standardized tests to worry about, they can teach their stu...

Spot. and you have to start kind of performing as a teacher. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> south korea and other high performing nations are known for their well-trained educators, too. but in finland, teachers are given far more autonomy. there is a national curriculum here, but it's just a framework, serving as a guide for each school instead of a top down edict. and because teachers don't have standardized tests to worry about, they can teach their students however they want. >> it's like in a company. you have a strategy of the company, but you are not watching each employee all the ...

in 2007 we spent over $10,000 per student. versus the $7,400 average for rich countries. how can we spend so much money and have so little to show for it? we'll ask that question and others to some of the leading figures in american education. here on this special and in a time essay. we'll examine the roll of teachers, testing and technology and we'll ask the man who spend billions of dollars trying to fix education about how he's spending his money, microsoft founder and philanthropist, bill gates. first, there are two nations whose students consistently rank on top of the world. s...