Amanda Ripley is the author of the bestselling book The Smartest Kids in the World — and How They Got That Way. She's also an Emerson Fellow at the New America Foundation and writes for Time, the Atlantic, and other outlets.
Amanda Ripley's school search
So much data — and yet so little useful information. Welcome to the conundrum facing every American parent.
How to spot a world-class education
In an exclusive adaptation from her book, The Smartest Kids in the World, Amanda Ripley shares what she learned in her three years studying high-performing schools around the globe.
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