100 representative American Kids entering high school. What does fate have in store for them . 25 out of that 100 wont graduate from high school. A total of 50 wont go to college. Thats half the class that wont go on to higher education. 50 will attend college, but only 22 will graduate within six years. Meanwhi meanwhile, other countries are outstarting us. On a recent international test, u. S. Students ranked only 15th in the world in reading, 23rd in science and 31st in math. Overall, the World Economic forum ranks the quality of our education at 26th. Whats odd is that weve been outspending most developed countries by a long shot. In 2007, we spent over 10,000 per student versus the 7,400 average for rich countries. How can we spend so much money and have so little to show for it . Well ask that question and others to some of the leading figures in American Education here on this special essay. Well examine the role of teachers, testing ands technology. And we ask the man who spent
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I was a guidance counselor at enit high school at the time. i was sitting at my desk at 9:15 in the morning and i got the call that austin was in the emergency room. i had no idea that he had been abusing prescription pain medications. jedediah: craig. you had the opportunity to testify against johnson and johnson. they are being accused of deceptive marketing of these opioids. what was it like for you? obviously very emotional testimony. what was it like for you to be able to speak out on this particular case that s very close to your heart? well, it was difficult. i was anxious to testify. it was it s interesting. i m an attorney and a trial attorney but i have never testified. i wanted to do it to put a face on this problem as opposed to people hearing statistics all the time. to let people know in reality because it s something like this can
Happen to somebody like austin box it effects everybody. and the opioid crisis has affected everybody regardless of what class, occupation, status, it s across the board. jedediah: gail, we have a statement from jansen which is a division of johnson and johnson. i want to read that to you and get your reaction our actions in the marketing of prescription pain medications were prontsd and responsible. the fda approved labels for these prescription pain medications, provide clear information about their risks and benefits. how do you feel when you see a statement like that? do you agree? are they responsible for the death of your son? who is responsible. i believe that the pharmaceutical companies are responsible because of the way they marketed it. they are saying that in their fine print they say these things but i go out and speak publicly to schools and communities and i know that people just have
Here s the reporting. susan li live in the newsroom. susan? this is the first trial in the opioid fight. a judge will be deciding if johnson & johnson violated the public nuisance law and targeting the elderly and children with their marketing. j&j saying their opioid drugs counted for less than 1% of nationwide prescriptions. they have stopped marking the patch back in 2015. their products were made by jansen. in a state to fox news, jansen says the fda approved labels for these prescription pain medications, provided clear information about the risks and benefits. the allegations made against our country are baseless and substantiated. family members expected in the