Lack of positive correlation between test scores and economies

Here is an excerpt of some of Bracey's work on the false claims about test scores from international comparisons and national economies; be sure to scroll down in this post to the quoted section from Bracey.

Rhee, Colbert. . .and all that jazz. . .

Rhee on Colbert (4th segment)

The education celebrity tour: Legend of the fall, pt. II.
The Daily Censored
http://dailycensored.com/2010/12/02/the-education-celebrity-tour-legend-of-the-fall-pt-ii/

Our Faith in a “Culture of Poverty” Never Left

[and my brief exchange with Colbert; see comment at end]

Report Card 7 from UNICEF (note, especially, pp. 2, 6, 14)