A decline in American Education By: Tan Ly

There's a growing trend within the educational system in America, often going unnoticed, by the mainstream populace. An increasing number of students are failing to meet the minimum skills required, in order to graduate High School. This problem was sent to the forefront 5 years ago, when students from forty industrialized countries took an international placement test. Fourth, eighth, and twelfth grade students across the country, were tested in four subjects: general mathematics, general science, advanced mathematics, and physics. The results were astonishing. The U.S. was ranked at, or…