· Updated January 16, 2025 12:22 AM · 2 min read read
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In his recent remarks in Cuba, President Obama offered glowing praise to institutions in that communist country that did not deserve it. The president called Cuba's "system of education" an "extraordinary resource" that "values every boy and every girl."
But there's nothing "extraordinary" about Cuba's educational system. Children are taught by poorly paid teachers in dilapidated schools. Cuba has made less educational progress than most Latin American countries over the last 60 years. Accordin
In his recent remarks in Cuba, President Obama offered glowing praise to institutions in that communist country that did not deserve it. The president called Cuba's "system of education" an "extraordinary resource" that "values every boy and every girl."
But there's nothing "extraordinary" about Cuba's educational system. Children are taught by poorly paid teachers in dilapidated schools. Cuba has made less educational progress than most Latin American countries over the last 60 years. Accordin…