There are many ways to apply a global framework to the study of global citizenship education in the United States in light of other educational systems and achievements. Some of these points for comparison are the economy, politics, social demographics, and geography. Some have argued that the decentralized and localized nature of American schooling disadvantages American students in international comparisons. Although democratic localism, as it is called, means that each community in America can govern their own schools, it also means that there is increased variability in students’ opportunity to become global citizens.