Remember in the last debate, when Bob Schieffer said, “The U.S. spends more per capita than any other country on education; yet, by every international measurement, in math and science competence, from kindergarten through the 12th grade, we trail most of the countries of the world”?

Well, neither part of that statement is true, notes Matthew Yglesias. And I might add that any difference in educational performance between the U.S. and other developed countries likely has a lot to do with demographics.