The number of Gen Z college freshmen who are entering universities without high school math skills is skyrocketing — as SAT scores are plummeting, a stunning new report has found.
Even more shocking — many of the students can’t even do middle-school level math, meaning their skills are fifth grade or below.
Experts say this phenomenon, combined with steadily rising high school graduate rates, show that the country is suffering a massive grade inflation problem.
The University of California San Diego, for instance, has reported a staggering 30-fold increase in the number of students unable to do basic arithmetic over the last five years.
“A lot of data in education is subject to manipulation. You can raise graduation rates. You can give a kid a grade he or she may not really have earned

New York Post

ABC30 Fresno
CBS Los Angeles
CBS Sacramento Dixon News
Associated Press Top News
23ABC News Bakersfield
NBC 7 San Diego Local
Orange County Register
Raw Story