

<num> Number: 346
<title> Educational Standards 

<desc> Description: 
There has long been a call for standards in U.S. education,
these calls frequently citing the superiority of foreign 
school systems.  Are there many countries outside the U.S.
which have standards for pre-teen students?  If so, which
are those countries and what standards have been set?

<narr> Narrative: 
To be relevant, an item will specify the foreign country 
which has adopted standards for children up to the age of 
12 and more specifically give some detail of what the 
standards are (e.g., computer training, 2 years of foreign
language).