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 South Plains, also a leading grain sorghum region, leads Texas in cotton production. Lubbock is the principal city, and Lubbock County is one of the stateâs largest cotton producers. Irrigation from underground reservoirs, centered around Lubbock and Plainview, waters much of the crop acreage.