In the four decades since the U.S. National Commission on Excellence in Education published its landmark report, “A Nation at Risk,” there’s been a sustained effort to push high schoolers to take more rigorous courses, with the sensible expectation that tougher classes will mean more learning.
When ‘Rigorous’ Courses Aren’t
High schoolers are taking tougher classes, getting better grades, and know less than students did a decade ago. What gives?
