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		yummyfajitas on Feb 27, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Don't Want to be a Teacher Any More The gap becomes insignificant (524 vs 530 on PISA) once you correct for demographics. http://super-economy.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazing-truth-abou... http://super-economy.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-well-do-above-...

angus77 on Feb 28, 2011 [–]

The "insignificant" gap gets more significant when you remember that the US spends on average more than $3000 more per student per year. It says that the US could cut costs by a third without hurting education in the least. Just where is that $3000+ going?

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