Everyone agrees that American education leaves much to be desired. American students consistently report lower test scores than their peers in countries like China, Finland, and Vietnam. But why? Are American students just dumb? Are our teachers too lazy or too ineffective? Or is something else to blame? Nikhil Goyal, sociologist and education activist, joins us to explain.

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0:00​ Intro: The Big Lie
0:55​ Savage Inequalities
2:20​ A Tale of 2 School Systems
5:20 The Scourge of Poverty
6:40​ Credits