Do you believe you can meaningfully compare Massachusetts to the rest of the US ?
Because even compared to Massachusetts, which is anything but homogeneous, the US at large does miserably.
Because even compared to Massachusetts, which is anything but homogeneous, the US at large does miserably.
But actually ... fairly representative of most other states. If anything... Massachusetts should have MORE education problems than places like Nebraska, Washington and Missouri.
If you look at the section titled "Breakdown by State", the numbers for Massachusetts and New Jersey are far and away larger than the numbers for ... say ... Nebraska and Washington State. Yet Massachusetts and New Jersey are top 5 performers on international tests.