1. Describe how the United States compares overall to other developed countries on key learning outcomes described in the article by Amanda Ripley. Describe two things the United States can learn from

1. Describe how the United States compares overall to other developed countries on key learning outcomes described in the article by Amanda Ripley. Describe two things the United States can learn from other countries’ educational policies.

2. Name two things the United States can learn from other countries’ educational policies and briefly reflect on whether you think they would be feasible in the United States. Why or why not?

3.  Draw upon the three articles on student loan debt in the United States to reflect on the following:

a.  What key American values do you feel are at play in the increasing student loan debt crisis and efforts to address it?

b.  What policies do you think the United States should do about this crisis, if any? If none, explain why you don’t feel new policies are warranted.

Links for the Assigned articles: 

 What U.S. Schools can Learn from Other nations

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/upshot/what-america-can-learn-about-smart-schools-in-other-countries.html?_r=0Note that if the link does not open for you in a new window, you can download the pdf of the article here: Ripley_2016_What America Can Learn From Smart Schools in Other Countries.pdf

 Student Loan Debt Crisis: How’d We Get Here and What Happens Next?

http://business.time.com/2013/02/04/student-loan-debt-crisis-howd-we-get-here-and-what-happens-next/

 State of Student Debt, Part 2

 https://www.onlinecolleges.net/student-debt-in-the-u-s-part-2-a-brief-history-of-student-debt-in-the-united-states/

 Why it’s so hard to declare bankruptcy on your student loans

· https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pg5yjy/why-its-so-hard-to-declare-bankruptcy-on-your-student-loans