Duncan Secretary Duncan Hunter testifies before a congressional committee . Almost 40 % of the United States schools are not now meeting goals for ` `` Adequate Yearly Progress '' , '' he says . That could increase to Almost 40 % , he says . Under the Education Department 's estimates , 82 % of America 's schools `` could be labeled 'failing ' and , over time , the required remedies for all of them are the same -- which means we will really fail to serve the students in greatest need , '' said Duncan . Because standards are increasingly higher , U.S. schools could already be at that level .
Duncan Secretary Duncan Hunter testifies before a congressional committee . Almost 40 % of the United States schools are not now meeting goals for ` `` Adequate Yearly Progress '' , '' he says . That could increase to Almost 40 % , he says . Because standards are increasingly higher , U.S. schools could already be at that level .