The Seventy Four – Michael Lombardo
“Now that the race to select the next President of the United States is underway, it’s time to have a national conversation about our schools. A real conversation that goes beyond political footballs like Common Core. The truth candidates must confront is that our kids are losing the global education race. American students are consistently outranked by dozens of countries in academic performance, beaten out by the likes of Estonia and Vietnam. By most measures we’re losing ground each year, falling further behind as Asian and European schoolchildren surge ahead. This represents a serious threat not just to our global economic competitiveness but to our American way of life…To give American students the chance that they deserve, we must begin with the most foundational skill: reading.”(more)