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Exam asks students to apply critical thinking skills to real-life situations

07/10/2014 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Exam tests students using real-life situations

Clip: 7/10/2014 | 7m 12s

Exam asks students to apply critical thinking skills to real-life situations

A new report finds that U.S. students’ financial literacy is only average compared to students worldwide. So what can be done to improve the performance of our schools? Education correspondent John Merrow reports on one test that may help American students compete more successfully in an increasingly global economy.

07/10/2014 | Rating NR

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