American schools are following the lead of several other countries.
The American high school is a big part of the problem.
They also have become far more international than the American schools.
American medical schools turn out about 15,000 doctors each year.
As of 2012, no American school has won the world competition since.
Last year, a record 45,365 people applied to American medical schools.
"American schools must also measure themselves on the new global standard."
Must history be taught as a basic subject in American schools?
Such a vote would not have been unusual in many American schools.