Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe

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Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe

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September 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM EDT to September 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM EDT	Link resolves	Failed	403	10 checks over about 36 hours, the same result every time. 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe Every one of the 10 September 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 27, 2026 at 12:15 AM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 27, 2026 at 4:15 AM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 27, 2026 at 8:16 AM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 27, 2026 at 12:31 PM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe September 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM EDT: 403, text/html, 6126 characters, landed on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/10/plunging-test-scores-are-a-slow-moving-catastrophe
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Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe

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