THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Grannan: D'oh! College Board report shows apples inferior to oranges

THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Grannan: D'oh! College Board report shows apples inferior to oranges

Grannan: D'oh! College Board report shows apples inferior to oranges

by The Perimeter Primate

[Guest post by Caroline Grannan – P.P.]

A caveat before you read this post. I am not saying that the dread Frumious Status Quo is a good thing, that improvement isn't needed, that everything is hunky-dory. I am saying that the U.S. educational system is being unfairly blasted based on comparisons that are unsound and invalid.
Alarms are being raised about a new report from the College Board.
Take NPR's coverage as a typical example:

“A new report warns that the United States is falling farther and farther behind other countries in the proportion of adults with a college education. Researchers say the decline could have devastating