re: US education rankings since 1980

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It wouldnt be uncommon to say country which pays x for teachers cares more about education than country which pays x/2

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Not necessarily. It could mean that the supply of teachers is so low that it's inflating teacher salaries.

Likewise, if the only metric you are using is salary, it could be argued that US teacher salaries are lower because there are a surplus of US citizens who aspire to be teachers, perhaps because our culture values education so highly.

That said, pre-college education in the US is largely a pile of shite. Particularly when it comes to preparing our kids for 21st century jobs. Coding and/or Data Science should be (at least) an elective option at every US High School