We Need to Start a Revolution in Every School District, by MassResistance

Public school enrollment across the country is going down. By the thousands, families are saying they’ve had enough. They are either paying to send their children to private schools or they are taking on the burdens of homeschooling.

It’s not hard to see why. By virtually every measure, public education in America is worse than ever before. High percentages of children in every grade are reading below their expected grade-point level. They can’t solve complex (or even easy) math problems. Their knowledge of civics, American government, and history is abysmal. They can’t write coherent paragraphs.

As a result, when students graduate, their reading levels, critical thinking skills, and general knowledge are far below even that of a few decades ago. Most colleges must now require remedial classes in basic subjects for students to simply catch up. Even Stanford, Harvard, and MIT are offering remedial math classes. …

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