is america up to the challenge?

Is America facing another sputnik moment?
Is America Facing Another Sputnik Moment? | The New Yorker
perhaps the real question should be: is america up to the challenge?

On the PISA math test in 2012, the U.S. average score of 481 fell below the OECD average of 494 and was lower than the scores of 21 other OECD nations. The U.S. math score was also lower than scores in several non-OECD regions/countries/economies, such as Shanghai-China, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong. U.S. students demonstrated higher mathematical literacy than students in only 5 out of 34 OECD countries. The U.S. average mathematics score in 2012 was not measurably different from average scores in previous PISA assessment years with which comparisons can be made (2003, 2006, and 2009).

is america up to the challenge?