Jay Lin from Wenzhou China came the U.S. as a teenager and earned degrees at Cornell and Columbia Universities. "Now he is helping others in China follow his path, where the desire for elite U.S. education is alive and well."
Chinese Students Coming to U.S. Middle Schools? It's Starting To Happen .
"...Susan Li, is part of a rapidly growing trend in which Chinese students are choosing to seek their education overseas as early as middle school or high school."
Why do the Chinese--with an education system that ranks at the top of almost all surveys-- send their children to the U.S. in increasing numbers for middle school, high school, and college? Why would the nation with one of the highest ratings in education want their children to attend school in the "dumbest" country with one of the "worst ratings" in education?
Then there are these laudatory headlines?
U.S. Remains the Dominant Leader in Science and Technology Worldwide
"Much of the concern about the United States losing its edge as the world's leader in science and technology appears to be unfounded."
U.S. Positioned as Technology Export Leader for Next 20 Years
"Technology-intensive goods are expected to account for 17% of the total growth in U.S. export goods for the rest of this decade, HSBC stated."
Reports that the United States ranks first in Bloomberg's Global Innovation Index.
American Leadership in Science, Measured in Nobel Prizes
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