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Episode 136: The K-12 Gulag (Wed., Feb. 7, 2024)
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Episode 136: The K-12 Gulag (Wed., Feb. 7, 2024)
INTRO
Our schools are doing a lousy job, but the public is so befuddled, there is hardly a squawk.
Every American should ask this question: why are we putting up with second-rate schools while paying top dollar?
ARTICLES THAT GO WITH THIS PODCAST:
Recent NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) figures continue to indicate that only ONE-THIRD of American teenagers are "proficient" in reading. (https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
Meanwhile new numbers have appeared from PISA (Program for International Students Assessment). Psychology Today states our plight with unusual candor: "US scores show that our education system is flatlining.” (!!!)
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NAEP and PISA scores are confusing. Here is a 5-minute article that clarifies what's going on. See “K-12: Are low scores a problem?” (on American Thinker) https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/k12_are_low_test_scores_a_problem.html
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Main goal is to help Americans understand what happened to the schools and how we fix them. Please pass this on to parents and community leaders.
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