1. Does America have the best schools
By Trevor Peterson

2. How we compare The 2009 PISA report Education reporter Valerie Strauss
Other statistics (Lee)
Advanced students and competitiveness (Rich)

3. Progress Report

4. Singapore Creative learning style Teacher incentives and education
Teaching math
Class sizes (Rich)

5. Hong Kong The school week and hours Lesson applications School work
Too much pressure (Rich)

6. Finland Homework and learning styles Testing and competition
Teacher education
Evaluation of students (Wilde)

7. Finland (cont.) Students don’t start until the age of seven
Teachers observe others
More school funding
Same curriculum for all students (Wilde)

8. What is already happening
Students in Massachusetts
8th Grader statistics (Khazan)
State cores are changing (Koebler)
Funding for lower performing schools (Wilde)

9. What we can do Preschool education
Ideas from Finland and other Countries
College preparation
Student and teacher needs (Wilde)

10. Resources
Rich, Motoko. "U.S. Students Still Lag Globally in Math and Science, Tests Show." NYTimes.com. The New York Times Company, 11 Dec Web. 22 Apr. 2013
Lee, Kurtis. "Statistics Show Schools Falling behind." Macneill-Lehrer, 10 Dec Web. 25 Apr
Wilde, Marian. "How Do U.S. Students Compare." Greatschools.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr
Koebler, Jason. "U.S. Can Learn from Other Countries." USnews.com. U.S. News and World Report, 25 May Web. 25 Apr
Khazan, Olga. "Why Do Other Countries Beat Us in Reading and Math." The Washington Post, 11 Dec Web. 25 Apr