California's schools rank 47th in academic achievement despite per-pupil spending in the top third of the nation.

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If you rank the countries of the world in terms of the academic performance of their schoolchildren, the U.S. is just below average, half a standard deviation below a clump of relatively high-performing countries like Canada and Belgium.

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Today, its academic mission has broadened, pushing Michigan State far beyond its Midwest roots to rank among the 10 largest universities in the nation with nearly 49, 000 students.

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