Students score above-average in math, science
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Indiana&#39;s fourth- and eighth-grade students scored higher on math and science tests than the national and international averages, according to results released today.
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DURHAM -- Two NC School of Science and Mathematics seniors won $100,000 in scholarships Monday after earning top team honors in a national science competition.
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Hawai&#39;i high school graduates who took the ACT exam for college placement this year scored slightly lower than students the year before but did better than the national average for the fourth straight year.
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Jefferson City  Missouri students again scored higher than the national average on a major college entrance exam, according to data released by not-for-profit ACT.
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By Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 21--In the arena of math and science instruction in Kentucky's high  schools, the law of supply and demand is having its irresistible impact.
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The national test of student math skills is filled with easy questions, raising doubts about recent gains in achievement tests, a study contends.
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The nation's fourth- and eighth-graders continue to improve steadily in mathematics, and fourth-grade reading achievement is on the rise, according to test scores released yesterday. Black and Hispanic students are also making broad gains, though significant achievement gaps persist.
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By NANCY ZUCKERBROD, AP education writer  The House approved legislation Tuesday intended to boost the number of highly qualified math and science teachers in U.S. schools.
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By PATTERSON, Colin  JOSHUA BAKER grudgingly admits he is "apparently" good at science.   Last year, the then 17-year-old year 13 student at Newlands College was awarded outstanding scholarships in NCEA chemistry, statistics and calculus and a scholarship in physics.
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SAT scores for the high school class of 2004 were mostly the same as a year ago, though scores for some minority groups showed an encouraging increase.
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Pupils in fee-paying schools scored four times as many A* grades at GCSE this summer than the average for teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC) released yesterday.
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In every grade tested, New York City saw jumps, often in double-digits, in the proportion of students performing at grade level over the year before.
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More students are passing Advanced Placement exams in every part of the country, as college-level work in high school becomes increasingly common &#151; and competitive.
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College-bound Alabama high schoolers posted slightly better scores on the ACT admission and placement exam this year.
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GCSE results have shown the biggest increase in top grades since 1999, with girls still out-performing boys.
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GCSE pupils at private schools are three times more likely to score A and A* grades, a report suggests.
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A-level results show that boys are improving their exam performance more rapidly than girls.