American students’ results in reading and math have also been stagnant since 2000, and the achievement gap in reading between high- and low-performing students is widening. Would you have predicted that American students would score lower in math and reading than students in other countries, such as Poland, Ireland and Singapore? Do you have suggestions for how American education could be improved? The Times asked readers to weigh in on American students’ PISA test scores. Students, read the entire article, then tell us:Do you agree with any of the opinions in the article about why American students’ test scores haven’t been improving?

Source: International New York Times December 10, 2019 09:56 UTC