International Education Rankings

How The Best School Systems Invest In Teachers

Anthony Jackson | Posted 06.07.2011

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Anthony Jackson

The highest-performing school systems in the world are mostly in Asia. What are the Asian school systems doing right? And what can the United States learn? The answer is clear: invest in teachers.

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Waking Up to the Need for Education Reform

Amb. Karen Kornbluh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Karen Kornbluh

Today's Sputnik challenge isn't one that scientists can address in a laboratory; parents, teachers, principals and community leaders all need information so they can do their part.

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Lucia Graves

House Education Chair: U.S. School System Is 'Failing Our Country'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. students ranked "average" in an international education assessment released on Tuesday, but House Education and Labor Chairman Geor...

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U.S. Falls In World Education Rankings, Rated 'Average'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed. Clarification: HuffPost Education originally reported that the United States was ranked 14th by the OECD. That figure is the nation's ranking in r...

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