Measuring Up?
In 2009, some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean improved their PISA performance, but all ranked in the bottom third in all subjects tested.
Education Systems
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The ability of countries- both the most advanced economies and the developing economies- to compete in the global knowledge economy depends on their ability to cope with a growing demand for high levels of knowledge. This, in turn, requires a significant improvement in the quality of results and a better distribution of learning opportunities.
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The Movement in Favor of U.S Standards
This post is also available in: SpanishIn the United States, 49 states already have educational standards (in Iowa they do not exist, but rather each school district-371 in total- has developed their own). The standards and the accountability systems to which they belong , have become the main instrument of…