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U.S. Scores Look Better But Learning Is Slipping | Macon News
U.S. students may look better on paper thanks to other countries’ sharper declines, but the real story is grim: American kids are learning less than before, with math and reading hitting historic lows. Global student achievement is plummeting, especially in reading—a critical skill for future success and democracy. The PISA test itself has asterisks next to U.S. results due to flawed data collection, and while students performed well on digital problem-solving, the gap between high and low achievers is wider than most nations. Without race or poverty data, we can’t fully understand…
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