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Their wordsBut if that degree doesn't certify what people think it does, at some point that lack of knowledge is likely to catch up with the degree holder, leading to failure in the workplace-and possibly affecting society as a whole.
Their wordsCovid is only one explanation offered for declines in student achievement-and one that overlooks the fact that scores were declining, and gaps widening, before the pandemic hit.
Their wordsIf we lower standards on the assumption that those kids will never be able to meet them, overlooking the evidence that-given science-informed curriculum and instruction-many of them can, we'll deprive them of the opportunity to reach their full potential, as we've done to so many in the past.
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