College students are less prepared. Their grades don't show it

As an educator, I hear it all the time. Students are less prepared than they used to be. Curriculum is less rigorous. But is there any data to back this up? As it turns out, there is! In a previous post, I took a look at nationwide reading and math scores for 4th and 8th graders. These scores are falling, especially among the bottom quartile of students. This post will look at a report from the…