The Huffington Post – C.M. Rubin
“In approximately six weeks’ time, policy makers, administrators, researchers and educators will meet at the OECD PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) conference in Tokyo to study the educational strategies of countries which excel in the global standardized test. The performance of U.S. students in the 2009 PISA was poor, especially when you consider that the U.S. has the biggest global economy and is among the top 10 countries in standards of living.”(more)