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.
By 1843, a community called Mustang Branch had been established. Mr. Cochran later changed the name to Farmers Branch to reflect the area's rich soil and farmland. Farmers Branch was the first location of the Texan Land and Emigration Company (or Peters Colony) in 1845.