New international rankings released today reveal that our students are falling further behind their international peers.
The 2012 results from Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), which was administered last fall, show that out of 65 countries assessed, American teens:
- Rank 31st in math, down six spots from 25th in 2009.
- Rank 24th in science, down 4 spots from 20th 2009.
- Rank 21st in reading, down 10 spots from 11th in 2009.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan described the latest scores as a “picture of educational stagnation.”
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View the full 2012 PISA results here.