'75% of US 8th graders lag in math, while Chinas students are 4 years ahead: Vivek Ramaswamy says K-12 education must be fixed

Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy highlighted Americas worsening K-12 education crisis, noting that 75% of U.S. eighth graders lack math proficiency while Chinese students are four years ahead. Recent NAEP data confirm steep declines in math, reading, and science scores. Experts blame not just the pandemic but systemic issues, prompting urgent calls for nationwide education reform.