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In his Sunday TechCrunch post, Why It’s Never Mattered That America’s Schools ‘Lag’ Behind Other Countries,Ferragamo Outlet,Salvatore Ferragamo Bags, Gregory Ferenstein publicly raises the question that many of us have privately asked: are the abysmal U,Ferragamo Outlet.S. rankings in global tests of academic excellence that big a deal,Ferragamo Bag?

Ferenstein’s intriguing answer is an unequivocal no,Ferragamo Outlet. Here’s why,Ferragamo Bag.

First, the U.S,Ferragamo Bag,Ferragamo Outlet. has never ranked at the top of global tests of academic excellence. Yet,Ferragamo handbag, according to Ferenstein, this has never mattered in our economic success. This is because, notes Ferenstein, “Research has consistently shown that on nearly every measure of education (instructional hours, class size, enrollment, college preparation), what students learn in school does not translate into later life success. The United States has an abundance of the factors that likely do matter: access to the best immigrants, economic opportunity,Ferragamo Bag, and the best research facilities.”