According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress long-term-trend assessment, 17-year-old students today perform no better in reading and math than did 17-year-olds in the 1970s. According to the main NAEP assessment, often referred to as the nation’s “report card,” only 26 percent of 12th graders are proficient in math; just 38 percent of high school seniors are proficient in reading. Clearly, massive intrusion by the federal government into America’s public schools has not worked. If private schools – and yes, homeschooling – have taught us anything, it is that states, cities, communities and parents should once again be at the forefront of decision-making in the nation’s public schools.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:20:33 +0000
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