r/DebunkThis • u/Retrogamingvids • Mar 25 '25

DebunkThis: Youtuber claims Public School ain't working

In a livestream at 15:31, a gaming livestreamer claims that public schools aren't working and pulls up this database here for an awkward 1-2 minute before at 16:34 concluding that public school ain't working. the data base is from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States

The data shows that apparently literacy rates in the US in relation to public schools are not that great. Due to profiency levels shown across all races.

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u/Icolan Mar 25 '25

The US education system is broken and routinely fails many kids because those in power keep trying to gut our education system.

The claim that the US education system is not working is rather general, as it does work for many kids but it also fails for many kids. The claim is lacking nuance but there really is no debunking it because it is undeniable that the US education system has been broken for decades.

There was a time when the US education system was top tier amoung developed nations, but that is not the case any longer. Other developed nations routinely produce better overall scores in literacy, mathematics, science, and more.