The U.S. faces a worsening education crisis that experts warn could erode its economy, weaken national security, and hand China a decisive advantage in global competition.
National test scores show steep declines in literacy and numeracy since the mid-2010s, with the pandemic accelerating the slide. Reading levels for 13-year-olds have fallen to lows last recorded in the 1970s, according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics. Among adults, nearly 30% now score at the lowest level for literacy, while a third rank lowest for math, both well above international averages.
“Even if it’s only half as bad as those test scores suggest, it’s unbelievably terrible,” American Enterprise Institute Deputy Director of Education Studies Nat Malkus told The Telegraph.
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