How does the US compare to other like-minded countries in our education system? What are our strengths and/or weakness?

We are further behind than many of them.  Our struggles our keeping students in school and making it a program in which keeps them involved and wanting to learn.  “Comparatively high drop out rates in the United States are contributing to the United States’ relative standingagainst other countries. On average across OECD countries some 70% of those who enter tertiary-type A programmes go on to successfully graduate.” Dropout rates are high as it says in this quote. There was only a 1% increase in the US rates of graduating from high school. Our strengths are that we have the means to move faster and educate more. Yes our country is broke, but definitely not as broke as others, we just have to use our money wisely. http://www.angrybearblog.com/2007/08/education-united-states-compared-to.html