FACT CHECK: Obama claims foreign countries pay teachers as well as doctors

By FactCheck.Org

President Obama makes misinformed statement claiming countries with higher test scores, pay their teachers "on par with doctors"

Excerpts from this story referencing "Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development":

"… aid "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 categ …"

ANALYSIS: Despite GOP claims, U.S. health care nowhere near 'best' in the world

By Wendell Potter

Americans pay more for health care than anyone in the world, but our system is not the best