You mention measuring of education quality such as test scores. Interestingly Google recently found GPA and test scores to be uncorrelated to the success of th

You mention measuring of education quality such as test scores. Interestingly Google recently found GPA and test scores to be uncorrelated to the success of their hires. (http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/20/google-executive-gpa-test-scores-worthless-for-hiring/ http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/20/google-executive-gpa-test-... ) The value of standardized tests as predictors of student prerformance in general is questionable just look at the critisim of No Child Left Behind (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act#Criticisms_of_standardized_testing_under_NCLB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act#Critic...). Others have pointed South Korea's high suicide rate. If you eduction results in you making a lot of money but being unhappy with your life would call that success?