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‘These results are sobering’: US high-school seniors’ reading and math scores plummet
(www.theguardian.com)
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On top of what other commenters have already said, this will get worse as schools are continuously defunded in the US.
A country that cares about their future will invest in their children. It's another version of planting a tree that you won't enjoy the shade of.
The ROI of investing in education in GDP, particularly early childhood education, is huge. Anywhere from 400%-1200% over 18 years.
So it’s clear that conservatives hate children even more than they love money.
What they love is control.
Money is but one means to that end.
That seems to be true of a lot of ideas that are deemed "socialist". Invest in people's welfare and it will be magnified.
Profits and growth are more measured in quarters not even years, let alone decades. They'll gut it all today to show a profit this week.
I don’t doubt you, but do you have a source for that figure?
I have very little faith in this country caring about the future.