Many American Public schools no longer focus on teaching The three Rs – said as “reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic“. Public schools in America focus more on Sexually Grooming Children, and teaching the racist Critical Race Theory (CRT), which results in articles like this:
U.S. reading and math scores drop to lowest level in decades – ‘The average test scores for U.S. 13-year-olds have dipped in reading and dropped sharply in math … The average scores, from tests given last fall, declined 4 points in reading and 9 points in math, compared with tests given in the 2019-2020 school year, and are the lowest in decades … Among Black students, math scores declined 13 points, while white students had a 6-point drop. Compared with the 35-point gap between Black and white students in 2020, the disparity widened to 42 points.’
(NOTE the different spelling of black & white for students – “between Black and white students” – which is about as racist as it can get, and is what is happening in America’s Public Schools)
24% of 13-year-old students report taking algebra in 2022-23, down from 34% a decade ago:
