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.
The county is also served by two major railways: the Union Pacific and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe. Austin County covers 656 square miles on the boundary between the Post Oak Savannah and the Coastal Prairie regions of Texas. The terrain varies from rolling hills in the northern, western, and central sections to a nearly level coastal prairie in the south.