A 19-year-old woman in Connecticut grabbed headlines last week for graduating from her public high school with honors—even though she can’t read. She is suing the school board for negligence.
She isn’t alone in her experience. U.S. reading scores are at an all-time low. Nearly 40% of eighth graders can’t do basic division. The failure of our education system puts at risk the survival of our country in a competitive global economy. Fifteen- and 16-year-old Chinese students outperform Americans in math by more than four full academic years.
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