Flatline Test Scores

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Sat, 2020-02-08 05:08
The test scores of students have remained unchanged after decades of federal intervention in the realm of education. Despite all of the interventions and well wishes of the government and people in charge, the changes in development have remained completely flat when it comes to math. Other countries have seen a decline as well, but not in math. Reading is a subject that has been declining in other countries and there are some students that are still doing well.

The Flat lining Of Student Scores

Over those past two decades, while federal policymakers were busy enacting new federal laws, creating mandates for local school leaders, and increasing the Department of Education’s budget from $38 billion in 2000 (unadjusted for inflation) to roughly $70 billion today, the math and reading performance of American high school students remained completely flat.

Key Takeaways:

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Other countries have been declining in the subject of reading in school.
2
The USA's performance in math has gone down a lot in recent decades.
3
The gap between high and low performing students had widened a lot over the years.
Read the full article here:
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/12/10/students-test-scores-unchanged-after-decades-of-federal-intervention-in-education/