Editing Education in the United States (section)

====Cheating====
{{Main|Academic dishonesty#United States}}
In 2022, an article by Waltzer reported that as many as 90% of students have cheated in high school.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal |last1=Waltzer |first1=Talia |last2=DeBernardi |first2=Fiona C. |last3=Dahl |first3=Audun |date=2023 |title=Student and Teacher Views on Cheating in High School: Perceptions, Evaluations, and Decisions |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jora.12784 |journal=Journal of Research on Adolescence |language=en |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=108–126 |doi=10.1111/jora.12784 |pmid=35934842 |issn=1532-7795}}</ref> They report that cheating involves a perception, evaluation, and decision step. The way that high schoolers perceive cheating at these steps determines their decision to cheat or not to cheat.<ref name=":7" /> Opinions of what cheating is vary based on the teacher involved, the type of cheating, and the material being given. The various differences between teachers and assignments makes the line of [[Academic dishonesty|academic cheating]] blurry.<ref name=":7" /> In a study done, students were asked if they knew they were cheating at the time of their actions, and 54% of the students reported that they had not considered their actions cheating.<ref name=":7" /> Students often explain their reasoning for cheating to be the "feasibility" of the task (they were unable to complete it without cheating), or the "extrinsic consequences" of the task (to achieve the grade they needed on the assignment).<ref name=":7" />