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Comparative Test Scores/ Organization for Economic Cooperation
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The following bar graph compares rankings of students from the United States to their international counterparts. It summarizes data from 2012 gathered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international group whose mission is stated on its website as “to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-
Much of Amanda Ripley’s case against high school sports is based on concern for how the United States compares with the rest of the world on international tests. What does this graph actually tell us about the reasons for the lower test scores of U.S. fifteen-