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twenty now is mark schneider, and a frmer commissioner on the natinal center and mark, thanks for joining this is the u.s. world education drinking. and in math, u.s. studen ranked 31st down from 25 and 2009. does this concern you? >> not as much as youmight think. the fall of our education system is all overstated. sure, we should be doing better, but the fact of the matter is the numbers don't tell us anything about the economic fure of the united states and where we are going or even what to do about it. gerri: i have plenty of stats for that. t let me show you this. thirty-five countries scored higher, science, 27 scored higher, reading, 23 scored higher. lately some of the countries that are ahead of us. vietnam, ireland, poland, at the end of the day, if you don't agree with the numbers, do they tell a broad story that is basically accurate? >>well, in genel, it's a legitimate test. the problem is we are going to get all upset about these outcomes and the part of the reason that people ce is because they are telling us something about the productivity of the next generation of worke

arieff.hear from alexis list, and the mark schneider. ms. arieff?ranking member, thank you for inviting us to testify today. you have heard about the election -- the evolution of the crisis. in my remarks i would like to highlight five elements of the crisis. then conclude with a look ahead. first, c.a.r. has experienced governance and security crises. governments have rarely controlled areas. as you mentioned, the current situation in the country is not the norm. when i was there in 2011 thousand 11, the capital and much of the countryside was relatively stable. morepiece process just a intrusive model of governments was possible. over the past year, violence and humanitarian conditions have worsened. fabric of the diverse society has been badly damaged by recent brutal attacks along ethnic lines. and christianns militias do not have clearly defined memberships or clear chains of command. the terms in fact appear to refer to loosely branded franchises rather than clearly structured networks. some factions are likely also be manipulated by lyrical a

and mark schneider again from the international crisis group. welcome. it's great to have repeat witnesses in a circus this for the first time. >> chairman coons and the ranking member flake. you heard about the evolution of the crisis and acr has submitted a written statement for the record. in my remarks, i want to highlight five key elements of the crisis and conclude to look ahead. first, c.a.r. has experience recurring government in the capital donkey have really controlled vast rural areas are provided services to the population. that said as you mentioned the current situation is not the norm. when i was there in early 2011, the capital and much of the countryside was relatively stable. a peace process with northern mobile group suggested a more inclusive and sustainable model of governance was possible. over the past year, violence and humanitarian editions have dramatically. a diverse society has also been badly damaged by recent brutal attacks on or religious lines. second, select the factions and protection militias do not have clearly defined

and mark schneider. i am grateful to have recently spoken with central african officials for a firsthand account. i regret that no car leaders could join us, but i would enter into a record a joint statement from the bishop and the reverend, who are pictured here. i would also enter the statements from catholic release services based on recent statements. car has a long history of instability and conflict and has been the focus of efforts to support peace and stability, sadly with lasting -- little lasting effect in the current crisis is different in terms of its scope. followed by a coup by a loose coalition of rebels, a little more than a faÇade of a transitional government now exists in c.a.r., and week security forces have disentigrated. opportunists, many from chad and sudan, and seemingly motivated by green, and swelled the ranks of factions from 4000 to nearly 20,000 engaging in horrific violence. in response to horrific attacks, local groups have retaliated, spurring a vicious cycle of murder. mo