U.S. Must Learn From International Peers, Report Says

To respond to the Obama administration’s call for common educational standards, federal officials need to take advantage of several resources that will show where the United States stands compared with other developed countries, a group advocating such standards says in a new report .

The United States has "tunnel vision" when it comes to comparing the performance of its students, its educational expectations of students, and policies affecting every level of education, the Alliance for Excellent Education writes in a policy brief released today.

While other countries "eagerly compare" themselves against their peers, the report says, the United States "ignores the opportunities to learn from its...