Question

u.s. students lag counterparts around the world
students who finish high school without an education in science, math, english and at least one foreign language suffer later on. they end up competing for low - paying jobs.
the programme for international student assessment measured students around the world. in science, u.s. students fall behind those of vietnam, slovenia and 21 other nations. in reading skills, american students are 24th, behind ireland, estonia and france. americas report card in math is awful. it is 39th, behind russia, spain and poland.

1. how does the section \u.s. students lag counterparts around the world\ in the con article support the authors argument?

a. it presents evidence that students in the u.s. are falling behind.
b. it describes the education system in other countries.
c. it lists the rankings of countries in both math and science.
d. it gives information about personal finance classes in other countries.
losing ground to others in global workforce market
with these results, the united states cannot hope to compete with other countries on jobs. todays work requires more knowledge.

Explanation:

El apartado "U.S. Students Lag Counterparts Around The World" presenta datos que muestran que los estudiantes estadounidenses se encuentran detrás en áreas como matemáticas, ciencia, lectura y conocimiento de idiomas extranjeros en comparación con estudiantes de otros países. Esto se presenta como evidencia de que los estudiantes estadounidenses están cayendo atrás.

Answer:

A. It presents evidence that students in the U.S. are falling behind.