The U.S. performed above average on international standardized tests in elementary and middle school math, science and reading, according to reports released Tuesday. (huffingtonpost.com)
Petrilli and Wright — in a column for National Review drawing upon a longer piece for the journal Education Next — attempt to show that the poverty rate in the US is about the same as in Finland, one of the celebrated Nordic states (one that is especially relevant to education policy debates, because Finnish students score incredibly well on international standardized tests). (vox.com)
-- «American 15 - Year - Olds Lag, Mainly in Math, on International Standardized Tests,» by Motoko Rich, New York Times, December 3, 2013 (educationnext.org)