From the Huffington Post, "America has received scores around 500 on a scale that goes up to 1,000: 487 in math, 500 in reading and 502 in science.
The AFP reports, The three-yearly OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report, which compares the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds in 70 countries around the world, ranked the United States 14th out of 34 OECD countries for reading skills, 17th for science and a below-average 25th for mathematics.
According to the AP, "This is an absolute wake-up call for America," U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in an interview with The Associated Press. "The results are extraordinarily challenging to us and we have to deal with the brutal truth. We have to get much more serious about investing in education."
Why? Because we're playing with the long term viability of this country. We exist in a world of growingly competitive economies who want the same finite resources we need to remain viable."
Now if we could just figure out a way to save the $7 billion in military equipment we're scrapping in Afghanistan as we prepare to leave and use it to fund education here at home.
Hey, I know. How about we don't participate in any more unnecessary wars? It won't save that $7 billion, but might help in the future.
Robert De Filippis
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