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School district plans three listening posts aimed at continuing “world-class” education in Mason City

Mason City School District
Mason City School District

MASON CITY – The Mason City Community School District Board of Education wants the public’s feedback on “how to continue to have world-class education in Mason City Schools.”

Three community listening posts are planned.

According to the school district, the first listening post will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at 10 AM in the Board Room of the Administration Building at 1515 S. Pennsylvania Ave. The objective of this listening post is to ask the community to think about district funding and provide an opportunity to share ideas and suggestions with the Board and district administrators about what they want for students of the next 12 years, how the community can help and how to continue to have world-class education in Mason City Schools.

As school districts continue  to struggle to fund their operations, the United States continues to rank poorly compared to other industrialized nations in education rankings.

According to a 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), organized and compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) survey released in December, among the 34 OECD countries, the United States performed below average in mathematics in 2012 and is ranked 26th. Performance in reading and science are both close to the OECD average. The United States ranks 17 in reading, and 21 in science. There has been no significant change in these performances over time.

While the U.S. spends more per student than most countries, this does not translate into better performance. For example, the Slovak Republic, which spends around $53,000 (U.S. dollars) per student, performs at the same level as the United States, which spends over $115,000 per student. 

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