#3 We Are Failing Our Children in Achievement
When we look at the test results of national standardized tests, it’s obvious that we are failing our children in achievement of their potential. No other conclusion is possible. (Take a look at the chart in my last post.) Since the first of the year, I have been focused on the failures resulting from our lagging education system, and they are massive. Just to review, two-thirds of our students in fourth and eighth grade can’t read with proficiency. Furthermore, we are accelerating the weakening of our English curricula. The result is that our students can’t read, which means they can’t […]