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VIEWPOINTS_ America’s 21st-Century Sputnik Moment Has Arrived

THE EPOCH TIMES

America’s 21st-Century Sputnik Moment Has Arrived


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By Stephen Moore
2/8/2025  Updated: 2/8/2025

Commentary


Just how much longer will American parents, their kids, business leaders and the political class tolerate the dreadful performance of our public schools? It’s arguably the greatest threat to our nation’s economic health and our national security.

The latest Nation’s Report Card test scores are dismal and heartbreaking. The crash that started with inexcusable COVID-19-era school closures has continued over a cliff in almost every state.

The top 25 percent of eighth graders have seen math scores rebound a little bit from 2022, but they’re still below 2019. The other 75 percent of kids’ scores have remained the same or dropped.

The reading scores were even worse. Johnny can’t read.

What’s especially troubling is that scores for the lowest-performing students from disadvantaged families have fallen the most. Anyone concerned about income inequality should be protesting from the rafters.

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READ MORE: https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/americas-21st-century-sputnik-moment-has-arrived-5806117?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=opinion-0

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It’s being called our 21st-century Sputnik moment, and we’d better win the education race if we’re going to stay the global superpower.



Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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