One of the worst K-12 education systems in the world

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I still can not understand why the US k-12 system is so poor. We happen to have one of the best in the world. At least on the surface we are not that different to each other. What gives?

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<p>We are quite different. The population of your entire country is smaller than that of just one of our states (California), with different demographics and immigration rates/origins/policies.</p>