Competition between schools would do more than any amount of bureaucratic direction to raise the often woeful standards of American primary and secondary education.

在提高美国中小学糟糕的教育水平上，再多的官方指示都不如 学校 间的竞争来得有效。

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Mr Lammy, the shadow higher education minister, said Oxford University "needs to show more humility about its woeful admissions figures".

BBC: Oxford University: PM incorrect on black student intake