Attention parents (and prospective parents)........
What's the best country in the world to raise a child? If a well developed public education system tops your list, you'd likely consider the United States -- it took the top spot in education in this year's Best Countries Report, done annually since 2016 by U.S. News & World Report and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
But if you factor in such qualities as safety, gender equality, green living, family friendly laws and human rights, you'd look elsewhere. The US came in at number 18 for best country to raise a child, beaten by many countries in Europe, Canada and Australia. Child raising is just one of several categories listed in the survey.
(https://us.cnn.com/2020/01/15/health/best-country-to-raise-child-wellness/index.html)
I find it very nice to see the U.S. at the top of the education list even with all the known problems/struggles that we experience (shortage of qualified teachers, pension shortfalls, low pay, reduced curriculum, etc.).
However, #18 overall??!!??!!
(note: we were #20 last year)
Here's the full listing:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/best-raising-children
The U.S. is sandwiched between Portugal and Japan.
Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany are all ahead of us.
And 4 of the top 6 are Scandinavian nations (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark). Interesting.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
What's the best country in the world to raise a child? If a well developed public education system tops your list, you'd likely consider the United States -- it took the top spot in education in this year's Best Countries Report, done annually since 2016 by U.S. News & World Report and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
But if you factor in such qualities as safety, gender equality, green living, family friendly laws and human rights, you'd look elsewhere. The US came in at number 18 for best country to raise a child, beaten by many countries in Europe, Canada and Australia. Child raising is just one of several categories listed in the survey.
(https://us.cnn.com/2020/01/15/health/best-country-to-raise-child-wellness/index.html)
I find it very nice to see the U.S. at the top of the education list even with all the known problems/struggles that we experience (shortage of qualified teachers, pension shortfalls, low pay, reduced curriculum, etc.).
However, #18 overall??!!??!!
(note: we were #20 last year)
Here's the full listing:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/best-raising-children
The U.S. is sandwiched between Portugal and Japan.
Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany are all ahead of us.
And 4 of the top 6 are Scandinavian nations (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark). Interesting.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt