Elevating performance in a flat world

There's an excellent article found within Education Week's latest annual Quality Counts report ("From Cradle to Career") from Andreas Schleider, head of the indicators and analysis division at OECD. Titled "Elevating Performance in a 'Flat World'," Mr. Schleider discusses US performance in international comparisons, takes on some misguided popular thinking among both apologists and reformers, and points to some lessons we can learn from other countries. A very important article.