PISA - Program for International Student Assessment

On Dec. 7th we will be getting a closer look at why students in the US are not matching up to other countries based on PISA and standardized tests based on 15 year olds from a host of countries.  During this presentation of data they will talk about how the results are important for our nations future and try and explain why we are not near the top of the pack in education.  This is an interesting idea, but how is it going to help us in education?  Are we just going to throw in new programs again with no real funding and expect they be instated in our school systems and that they will magically fix all of our problems like "No Child Left Behind?"