The first statistic in the article (high school completion rate) is not an appropriate measure. There's a growing body of evidence that high school seniors are

The first statistic in the article (high school completion rate) is not an appropriate measure. There's a growing body of evidence that high school seniors are being graduated whether they're capable or not, so a diploma in 2016 means much less than a diploma from 1976: https://www.uschamber.com/above-the-fold/high-school-seniors-not-making-the-grade-math-and-reading https://www.uschamber.com/above-the-fold/high-school-seniors...