Failing Schools? Record Number of Americans Have Bachelor's Degrees

[enlightenment]

1. It would be nice to think this was true -

"At the same time, however, the data should make one question the assumption that our K-12 public schools are in terrible shape. After all, one cannot get into most bachelor degree programs without first graduating from high school with the prerequisite skills necessary for admission into a university and success there. The fact that so many young people are getting into Bachelor Degree programs suggests that the K-12 system is functioning quite well, perhaps better than ever."

But I think it's sugar coating the truth just a tiny bit.

Plenty of people make it into college and university without the skills they need, thus the every increasing numbers taking remedial courses in the first year of higher ed.

Here's one article that cites a few statistics:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/5189336-418/college-can-be-a-rude-remedial-awakening.html