40 Years Ago ‘A Nation at Risk’ Flagged a ‘Rising Tide of Mediocrity’ in Schools

“Has anything changed?’

“The National Commission on Excellence in Education’s release of a report titled “A Nation at Risk” in 1983 was a pivotal point in the history of American education. The report used dire language, lamenting that “the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people.”

Read what the authors says are the three lessons that can be learned. Go to: “40 Years Ago ‘A National at Risk’ Flagged a ‘Rising Tide of Mediocrity’ in Schools”