American teenagers showed the worst result in reading test in 25 years

American schoolchildren showed poor math skills and low reading speed, according to the results of the PISA international test, which was conducted among 15-year-olds around the world. This was reported on September 8 by The New York Times.

"According to the results of a key international exam, the reading scores of American 15-year-olds have dropped sharply since 2022 and are close to the lowest level in 25 years. The results of American students in mathematics are also among the lowest since the beginning of the test in 2000," the article says.

According to the publication, in all indicators, American students are inferior to students from Singapore and some regions of China. The author drew attention to the fact that this is another alarming signal for the American education system. The newspaper points out the attractiveness of smartphones, social networks and artificial intelligence as factors negatively affecting the education of teenagers.

"Experts attribute the global decline, at least in part, to the development of technology. Schoolchildren are easily distracted and read less for pleasure," the article says.

The publication emphasizes that the United States spends more money on education than many other countries, but their education systems lag behind the best in the world.

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