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LOS ANGELES -- America's voracious appetite for rankings was temporarily sated in early December by the release of scores on the 2006 Program For International Student Assessment (PISA). Because it measures the academic performance of schools in 30 industrialized countries around the globe, PISA is scrutinized by critics of public education seeking validation for their position.
They were not disappointed. Finland was the hands-down winner, finishing first in science, trailed by Canada and Japan, and taking first in math, ahead of South Korea and the Netherlands. The United States was outperformed by 16 other nations in science and by 23 in math.See the full content of this document
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Scores Shortchange U.S. Education
At a briefing held to discuss the PISA scores, representatives from six national organizations, including the Business Roundtable and the National Governors Association, forecast economic doom. Their ...
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