The United States shows up 73 points below first rank in science and 113 points lower in mathematics. This is in my mind more serious than the lag in college graduation rates, which of course is itself very serious.
The poor performance in secondary school implies that American workers will understand less of the physical world in which they work, less of electricity and mechanics, and be less capable in mathematics than their competitors in many other countries. That is bad news for our businesses in the future, and for the standard of living of these children and their children.
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