K-12 education in the U.S. isn’t much to write home about compared to other advanced nations, and hasn’t been for as long as I can remember. However, our colleges and universities have long been the envy of the world. The world is catching up, though. That’s the finding of a new global
In not unrelated, and equally grim news, see this story from USAToday: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/10/12/act-scores-2022-us-national-average/10477949002/, noting that ACT scores have continued their downward trend are now at a 30-year low.