U.S. High School Students Slip in Global Rankings

Tuesday, 03 December 2013 | by Pat's Picks

U.S. 15-year-olds have failed to make any progress in the latest round of international achievement exams. Scores on the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) show U.S. teens have slipped from 25th in the world to 31st in math since 2009; from 20th to 24th in science and from 11th to 21st in reading. The Wall Street Journal says the scores are likely to cause more debate among politicians and policy makers worried about whether American students are keeping up with the rest of the world.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal