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Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe
The Economist's leader argues that falling student test scores worldwide amount to a slow-moving catastrophe, with learning losses that will damage economies and societies for decades. Discussion is focusing on the scale of the decline, its causes, and whether schools and governments are responding with anything like the urgency the problem demands.
Why now: A prominent publication's warning about declining educational achievement has struck a chord with readers concerned about long-term economic and social consequences.
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- Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe · vinni2 · 182