The National Assessment of Educational Progress scores reveal a severe decline in reading and math proficiency among American students, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic. Despite significant federal funding aimed at ameliorating educational shortcomings, students' performance has drastically worsened, with a substantial percentage of eighth graders lacking basic literacy. The report highlights a concerning trend where students are unprepared for high school, with alarming implications for their future. The article advocates for embracing school choice as a necessary reform to improve educational outcomes.
A generation of painfully slow progress was swiftly wiped out during the pandemic thanks to teachers' union-driven school closures.
Education wonks run down the depressing details, the teachers' unions make excuses, and experts natter on about 'resiliency'.
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