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Education

TexasTowelie

(121,953 posts) Tue Dec 5, 2023, 09:48 PM Dec 2023

Teens' math, reading in unprecedented decline, says OECD - Reuters [View all]

A survey conducted by the Paris-based OECD has revealed that global learning standards have experienced a significant decline since 2000 with lower performance linked to higher rates of mobile phone usage for leisure and teacher shortages in schools.

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Teens' math, reading in unprecedented decline, says OECD - Reuters [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2023 OP

On the Road to Idiocracy. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #1

It's the distraction kids have these days. Aussie105 Dec 2023 #2

Probably the teacher shortages more than mobile phone usage IronLionZion Dec 2023 #3

I noticed a change when the schools were re-opened after the Pandemic. no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 #4

Yet, I bet they all passed and moved on to the next grade MichMan Dec 2023 #5

Correct no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 #6

I Didn't Notice That ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #8

Minnesota middle school bans cellphone use, yielding surprising results progree Dec 2023 #7