A new internal report from the University of California, San Diego reveals that the percentage of incoming students scoring below Algebra 1 on placement exams—a math course typically completed by the end of eighth grade—has tripled over the past five years.
Enrollment at charter schools increased by 492,210 students nationwide from the 2019-2020 school year to the 2024-2025 school year, according to preliminary data from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
According to the report, Maryland ranked first with a total score of 77.62 points. The District of Columbia took second with 74.90 points and Arkansas was third with 73.35 points. Other states performed less well.
West Virginia has the highest rate of graduation among public high school students, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. States with the lowest adjusted cohort graduation rate include Arizona, Alaska and Idaho.
Educators are largely behind restrictions being put in place. According to the Pew Research Center polling data released in June 2024, 72 percent of high school teachers say phone distractions are a major problem.
San Francisco's public high schools will implement a sweeping change to their grading system this fall, replacing traditional methods with a policy that allows students to pass with scores as low as 41 percent.
Short attention spans, an overdependence on technology and a lack of interest in learning are all things that Generation Alpha has been accused of having.
Elections took place in Texas as Governor Greg Abbott signed a $1 billion school voucher program, which will use public dollars to fund private school tuition, into law. Conservative-backed candidates suffered losses in the May 3 school board races.
As schools face declining enrollment, many are also dealing with the fact that their federal coronavirus relief funds have been used up and they lack the money to continue paying all their staff.
California, Texas and New York are among the states with the highest number of high school dropouts, according to data from the United States Census Bureau.
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