The nation’s report card paints a bleak picture.
The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order to eliminate the Education Department (ED), something the president has long championed. But unless he has a magic ace up his sleeve, he will need Congress’ approval to make it stick. Still, the action raises many questions, especially since new data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show scores nationwide in all tested grades and subjects remain below pre-pandemic levels. Reading assessments for fourth- and eighth-graders declined again. A third of students in eighth grade do not read at a basic level. Would abolishing the ED benefit students’ learning? Perhaps, but there’s more to this issue than just one agency.
The Fall of Education
Maybe Uncle Sam has been the problem all along,…
