Math and Science Tests Find 4th and 8th Graders in US Still Lag ...
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Eighth-grade students in the United States scored better in both mathematics and science last year than in 1999, but still lagged their peers in a number of other industrial countries, according
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U.S. eighth-grade students are improving in science and math compared with international peers, but the nation's fourth-graders have stagnant scores and are slipping behind in both subjects, according to a study of achievement across the globe.
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Science education in U.S. elementary   and middle schools is overly broad and superficial, according   to a government report issued on Thursday that also faults   science curricula for assuming children are simplistic   thinkers.
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Dec. 14, 2004-- Why are American elementary school students not reaching the same advanced levels of academic achievement as their counterparts in many Asian countries?
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Test results released in Washington Monday indicate US 15-year-olds are performing below the international average in math and problem solving.
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Results from an international test released Tuesday show Indiana fourth- and eighth-graders fared well in math and science compared with students nationally and in many other countries.
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By Jeffrey Gaunt  jgaunt@@dailyherald.com  So much for those trips to a computer lab or visits to the school library.  Huntley High School students in a "smart" classroom would just have to open their desks if they wanted to conduct a little research.
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By Christina Vance, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 7--Unhappy with the speed of dial-up Internet access at home? Try being a Fresno Unified student.   Many classroom Web connections move at a maddeningly slow pace in California's fourth-largest school district.
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The first comparison of test scores in charter schools and public schools shows charter school students often doing worse than students in regular public schools.
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Think hours of slogging are helping your child make the grade? Think again
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OTTAWA -- Canadian students have slipped in the rankings of an international test in reading, math and science, dropping out of the top five in math and science.
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OURTEEN-year-old Rochelle Brown was close to solving an algebra problem. Yet she stumbled repeatedly on one calculation: -2.3 + .5.
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Pupils will have to master their times tables by the age of eight, the government says.
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Schools lag behind much of society in using technology, but students are seeing benefits and clamoring for more access to computers, the government says.
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Thinking small may be the next big thing at American high schools. From Oregon to New York, school districts are scaling down to combat problems that are very big indeed: high dropout rates, sinking test scores and low attendance.
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Fourth- and eighth-grade American students still have work to do to catch up with their counterparts in Asian countries in math and science, international school officials reported Tuesday.
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Some of the direst noises about our nationâs scientific prospects may be premature; students seem to be embracing challenging science courses.