American Students Struggle To Top Parents' Education
Whether they should all be shooting for more formal credentials is another issue
Receiving a better education than one's parents sounds like a tenet of the American Dream, but it's a reality more commonly achieved in other developed nations.
The U.S. ranked fourth-worst among 29 developed countries for children obtaining a higher level of education than their parents, according to a report released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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