Something's wrong in high school: Part II

More scary evidence emerged this week that U.S. students are falling behind other countries. The Program for Student Assessment was a test taken by 15-year-olds in the developed world.

Americans should be asking how many wake-up calls we need. U.S. students did bad in science and even worse in math, where our average score was beaten by 23 other industrialized nations. To learn more, click here.

I hearken back to an earlier post from Northern Kentucky's recent education summit. Attendees heard persuasive research that shows gains made with younger kids are disappearing when students hit high-school years.

I'm speaking as much as a parent here than as a policy wonk. Something just isn't working for enough kids in too many schools. The money pouring into early childhood programs is going to go to waste if we don't start thinking more about teens -- for their good and the good of this country. Our kids deserve to achieve as much as kids in Estonia and Finland.