'75% of US 8th graders lag in math, while China’s students are 4 years ahead”: Vivek Ramaswamy says K-12 education must be fixed

‘75% of US 8th graders lag in math, while China’s students are 4 years ahead”: Vivek Ramaswamy says K-12 education must be fixed

The Republican Party’s Ohio gubernatorial candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, drew attention to America’s education crisis this week, citing troubling statistics on student performance. “75% of 8th graders in America aren’t proficient in math, and the average student in China is four years ahead of the average US student. It’s time to get serious about fixing K-12…

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File photo of Indian-origin Republican and Donald Trump supporter Vivek Ramaswamy during his gubernatorial campaign in Ohio earlier this year. He believes that education is the reason American students are lagging behind their Chinese counterparts.

Why Vivek Ramaswamy feels China is ‘four years ahead of average US students’

Indian-origin Republican and prominent Donald Trump supporter Vivek Ramaswamy feels that the average Chinese student is “four years ahead” of the average American. Responding to a viral post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), where users noted the speed and power of Chinese engineering, and lamented that the United States once dominated the infrastructure…

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Cellphones banned in Kentucky classrooms, districts will set their own policies | Education

Cellphones banned in Kentucky classrooms, districts will set their own policies | Education

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Cellphones are banned inside Kentucky classrooms under a new law, but specific policies are being left up to individual districts.  There are exceptions to the law for cellphone use during instructional time, but otherwise students aren’t allowed to have their phones out during class. More Local News: Kentucky Derby memorabilia, including…

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