Most students in the U.S. aren’t proficient in reading or math — but you wouldn’t know it by looking at their report cards.

It sounds like troubling news. A new report card put out by the South Dakota Department of Education says only about a third of Sioux Falls’ high school seniors are ready for college or a career.

Students have tried for years to hide report cards from their parents after getting bad grades in school, but no forged signature is ever enough to prevent the truth from coming out. While the NFL won ...