Math professors are ringing alarm bells about the rapid and disastrous decline in students’ ability to do even basic math.
We’re not talking about students having trouble dealing with calculus or Algebra II. Many students cannot do basic addition and subtraction, and only 54% of incoming students can do 5th-grade math. It’s gotten to the point where professors in the STEM fields are overwhelmed and unable to provide college-level courses to students in…college.
Imagine the situation: a prestigious college is now having to teach nearly 20% of its students how to do 1st grade math, and about half need instruction to exceed the 5th-grade level. Only one out of five has even attained high-school level math literacy.
No doubt that Democrats will blame funding, because they always blame funding. But the simple fact is that the public education establishment has been performing child sacrifice on the altar of woke ideology, ingesting gobs of money that gets dumped into salaries, employing teachers with little to no skills in their disciplines or in teaching, and has been lying to students and parents about how well students are doing.
Newsom has consistently resisted private school vouchers and school choice through policies that prioritize public schools, including:
🟥Newsom vetoed bills that would expand voucher-like programs or tax credits for private education. For instance, he has supported restrictions on charter schools – which critics say slashes charter funding by up to 30% – to limit parental options and protect union interests.
🟥During the pandemic, Newsom kept public schools closed longer than many states while allowing private schools (including the one his children attended) to reopen for in-person learning.
🟥He opposed federal efforts to expand school choice. In 2025, he signed an executive order providing temporary school choice for wildfire victims by waiving residency requirements – but many questioned why this option wasn’t offered to all.
🟥Newsom and other top Democrats – like Biden, & Pelosi – sent their children to private schools but actively fought against voucher programs that would make similar options accessible to lower-income families.
🟥During a potential 2026 ballot initiative for school choice in California, Newsom opposed it emphasizing investments in public schools instead.
🟥Critics, held a hearing on school choice, directly calling out Newsom for “waging war on parents’ rights” while his own children attended a $60,000-per-year private school.
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Democrats know exactly what they are doing. They also know that teachers’ unions represent five million people and are one of the most reliable voting blocs for them. Kids in schools can’t vote.
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Grades have remained steady, but performance has not improved. It is going down now, by a lot.
Public schools aren’t just a national disgrace; they are a danger to our continued existence as a modern society. Shut down the system and give scholarships to parents to pay for better schools, or home school for kids.
Editor’s Note: After more than 40 days of screwing Americans, a few Dems have finally caved. The Schumer Shutdown was never about principle—just inflicting pain for political points. They own this.
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* Original Article:
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/11/12/uc-san-diego-incoming-students-cant-do-basic-math-n3808826