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Schools Matter: Poverty has a huge impact on American PISA scores

Schools Matter: Poverty has a huge impact on American PISA scores

Poverty has a huge impact on American PISA scores

Poverty has a huge impact on American PISA scores

“Two countries with similar levels of prosperity can produce very different results,” Ángel Gurría, the O.E.C.D. secretary general, said in a statement on Tuesday. “This shows that an image of a world divided neatly into rich and well-educated countries and poor and badly educated countries is now out of date.” (New York Times,