Cambridge, MA — A new analysis of the economic impact of effective teachers shows that closing just half of the performance gap with Finland, whose students consistently
outperform most developed countries, could add more than $ 50 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product by 2090.
«When the Best is Mediocre:
Developed countries far
outperform our
most affluent suburbs,» by Jay Greene and Josh McGee The first - ever comparison of math performance in virtually every school district in the United States finds that even the
most elite suburban school districts produce results that are mediocre when compared to those of international peers.