How Do U.S. Students Rank Among Other Countries? | Teach.com | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Harvard releases a fascinating report that concludes that the performance rate of students in 24 other countries is growing faster than students in the U.S.

There are some interesting conclustions that are drawn in this report. "It analyzes the possible causes for the results and the disparities in student performance, both abroad and at home. Interestingly enough, it finds no evidence to support the theory that an increase in spending has any influence on student performance, as many states that spend a lot on education exhibited as high performance improvement rates as states that do not spend as much. Bottom line: Throwing money at the problem does not fix it. So what does?" 
To learn more access the full report at: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/pepg/PDF/Papers/PEPG12-03_CatchingUp.pdf.