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Trump taps Boston native to head up Department of Homeland Security

Trump taps Boston native to head up Department of Homeland Security

Kelly Thomas

Washington DC –President-Elect Trump has announced John Kelly, a retired Marine general, as his pick to head up the Department of Homeland Security in his Cabinet.

In a released statement following the announcement, Kelly said:

New report shows innovation is key in education reform, not spending
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New report shows innovation is key in education reform, not spending

Daniel Huizinga

The results are in for one of the most important global rankings in education — and the scores for the United States aren't good.

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a test completed by more than 500,000 15-year-old students in 72 countries every three years in order to measure how each country's education system is stacking up globally. Students work through two hours of problems related to "science, mathematics, reading, collaborative problem solving and financial literacy" and their scores are analyzed to determine where each country is falling short in education.

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