0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 22 Feb \ on: Why Can’t People Read and Write Anymore? charts_and_numbers
Not only are these trends not due to high standards, they are occurring in an environment of continuously declining standards.
Government spending on education has been negatively correlated with attainment since the '70s. Unless proven otherwise, the simplest explanation is that government schooling is counterproductive.