Claim: President Obama falsely claimed teachers are paid "on par" with doctors in "most countries" with high test scores. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has data that allowed us to compare 16 member countries in all three categories: student test scores, teachers' pay and general practitioners' pay. None of the 16 countries paid teachers more than doctors, and 10 had higher test scores than the U.S. in one or more subject areas. As part of that same claim,
Fact-check: Teachers Paid 'On Par with Doctors'? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president obama falsely claimed teachers are paid "on par" with doctors in "most countries" with high test scores. the organisation for economic co-operation and development has data that allowed us to compare 16 member countries in all three categories: student test scores, teachers' pay and general practitioners' pay. none of the 16 countries paid teachers more than doctors, and 10 had higher test scores than the u.s. in one or more subject areas. as part of that same claim,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-08-19T16:09:38