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The US is COOKED
(hexbear.net)
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/ltt/2023/
The confluence of societal and governmental factors leading to these outcomes is an irredeemable tragedy. Nobody gives a fuck about education and the consequences are accelerating
I thought about applying for an engineering program a while ago and went back through high school math using OpenSTAX to reacquaint myself with it again and I'm so fucking thankful I was highly engaged when I was in k-12 education. Even things I hadn't done in a decade came back to me relatively easily because the base is very strong.