Amanda Ripley reports on a study that ranks the US quite low on a standardized math test, weighted for diversity and income. Taking the 50 states as an entity, as if each were a separate country, Massachusetts ranks 17th in the world. Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/fjubUs. In Taiwan, 28% of the students performed at the advanced level. In New Hampshire, 6.5%. The article concludes that Massachusetts, after a decade of educational reforms, is doing a better job than all other states.
I’d love to hear your comments.