The International Experience. What U.S. schools can and cannot learn from other countries. Photos: Additional images from the Education Next â PEPG conference âLearning from the International Experienceâ can be found here. Undoubtedly, the United States has much to learn from education systems in other countries.
Farmers Branch is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is both an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the DallasâFort Worth Metroplex. The population was 27,508 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 26,455.
Hidalgo County is in the South Texas Plains vegetation area, which features grasses, mesquite, live oaks, and chaparral. Native plants, reduced in recent years by extensive farming, include chapote, guayacan, ebony, huisache, Brazilwood, and yucca.