Of 30 Comparable Countries, American Students Perform Near the Bottom, while Finnish and South Korean Students Move to Top:
Of 30 comparable countries, the United States ranks near the bottom. Take math - Finland is first, followed by South Korea, and the United States is number 25. Same story in science: Finland, number one again. The United States? Number 21.
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