While it's debatable whether or not Davis Guggenheim's documentary film, Waiting for Superman, offers the right solution to the problems affecting the US public education system, it definitely has raised awareness of the statistics presented throughout the movie:
The tables and graphs above shed light on our broken education system. Though we've increased spending per student, math and reading scores are abysmal. According to the PISA test, a international test that measures proficiency in core subject matter every three years, only 23% of United States high schoolers graduate at their expected level in math. That's less than 1 in 4 students. Reading proficiency is better but not by much at 35%, or a little over 1 in 3 students.
How do these figures measure up on a global scale? In comparison with 30 other developed countries, the US is nowhere close to the top:
If we're not serving our students and they're not prepared for college or the workforce, how will this affect poverty in America? In turn, how will it affect government-supported social services? Our nation's future in general? Let us know your thoughts on our discussion forum.
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