The Learning Drought: Uncovering the Causes of America's Educational Stagnation The Education Scorecard, an annual report card for American schools, has been sounding alarm bells about a disturbing trend: a long term decline in learning among students.
This "learning recession," as it's come to be known, is not just a statistic – it's a symptom of a deeper malaise that's been brewing in our education system.
The increasing reliance on standardized testing is one primary culprit behind this stagnation.