PISA scores keep falling across OECD, with reading comprehension declining fastest
paulnovosad · x · 2026-09-08
A cited post points out that scores in the latest PISA study keep falling across OECD countries, with the drop in reading comprehension particularly pronounced. Economist Paul Novosad adds that he's noticed reading comprehension steadily declining on X as well — suggesting a broader trend of eroding comprehension from classrooms to online discourse.
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