Why American Schoolkids Aren't Learning How To Write Properly - And How To Fix That

"Three-quarters of both 12th and 8th graders lack proficiency in writing, according to the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress. And 40 percent of those who took the ACT writing exam in the high school class of 2016 lacked the reading and writing skills necessary to successfully complete a college-level English composition class." The Common Core and No Child Left Behind were supposed to address this, and it hasn't worked. Dana Goldstein looks at the reasons why - and at the argument over the two ways to teach writing now in use.

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