Would More Funding for Low-Quality Schools Help?

The shift to online learning as a result of COVID-19 has disrupted the education and development of millions of children. But even before the pandemic, an unconscionable number of American students were falling behind.

Of the 78 countries that administered the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam, which tests high school students in math, science, and reading, the U.S. ranked 25th in 2018.

But this result doesn’t tell the whole story. Most of our schools are effectively preparing students for college and beyond, but others in low-income districts are catastrophically bad — dragging down America’s overall test scores, but most importantly, consigning millions of kids to diminished futures. Why is this happening, and what can be done to fix it?

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