A record number of high school students are celebrating their hard-earned diplomas this year.
The celebrations won’t last. Despite their hard work, these students will soon find that they’re far from prepared for life after graduation. Academically, they’re worse educated than most of their foreign contemporaries. Occupationally, they’re ill-equipped for the jobs our economy needs. And emotionally, they’re less healthy than any generation in recent history.
Despite huge advances in classroom technology and the science of learning, our nation's schools remain a relic of another era.
