Are We Still a Nation at Risk? 

The 1983 report "A Nation at Risk" warned of a rising tide of mediocrity in US schools. 40 years later, have things changed?

The stimulus for this weeks conversation comes from The Conversation, a news publication that provides intelligent and well-rounded insights into issues - the article this week is from: 

40 years ago ‘A Nation at Risk’ warned of a ‘rising tide of mediocrity’ in US schools – has anything changed?

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