American Public Schools Are Failing

Why American public schools are failing: graduating, reading, writing, math, and science.

Graduating:
- U.S. public high schools lose 6,829 students every school day, 1,230,000 students every school year.
- 29% of American public high school students do not graduate on time.
- America ranks 21st in high school graduation rate.

Reading:
- 65% of 12th grade students are not proficient in reading.

Writing:
- 76% of 12th grade students are not proficient in writing.

Math:
- 77% of 12th grade students are not proficient in math.
- America ranks 25th in math.

Science:
- America ranks 21st in science.