I've reported several times on the poor results our students achieve when taking standardized tests that are given internationally. The Atlantic reports on another one of these tests. This study looks at the performance of students in individual states. Our top performing state is, naturally, Massachusetts, my state. But, we can't break out the champagne as the state ranks behind 16 other countries, including Taiwan, Czech Republic, Macao, Lichtenstein.
While many in this country think we need to spend more on our schools, this may not be the answer. We now spend more than twice as much on elementary and secondary education yet our math and reading scores remain about the same. Only three countries spend more per student than we do, yet we're still not in the top ranks.
The authors think Massachusetts is on to something and have seen more states adopting the Massachusetts methods.
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