Research abstract

USA Kids can’t do global tests right

The performance of students across the country is more important than you might think. We should all pay close attention and start allowing those with teaching experience to write policy.

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Kids in the United States are performing a lot worse on the tests that they are given. In the past 19 years, students have not made any progress in math or reading. American kids have not been doing good at math. Students’ math and reading abilities are linked to their future earnings when they get out of school. Kids are behind where they should be at their age and there are many issues in the education world.

Key takeaways

  1. Poor proficiency in math within the Americans can be an alarming issue
  2. heated debates between officials in terms of how wisely are we spending money on education
  3. No significant improvement has been made in the lowest-performing group since 2001
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