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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For the first time, an international study is showing the gap between top and bottom students appears to be closing. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assesses students in 25 countries
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Math and reading scores are rising in some states, but not as fast as envisioned under the No Child Left Behind law, a nonpartisan education group says.
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TODAY'S LESSON: Nearly all U.S. schools are connected to the Internet, according to a new study, but they still lag behind most of society in using computer technology.
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Unreliable test scores and other shaky data may be causing states to wrongly penalize some schools under federal law, congressional investigators have found.
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Large percentages of high school seniors are posting weak scores on national math and reading tests even though more of them are taking challenging courses and getting higher grades in school, say two new government reports released Thursday.
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French fries and other fatty and sugary foods and drinks are becoming harder to find in U.S. schools, a government report showed on Friday, but many schools are falling short on providing physical education for pupils.
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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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A new report for the first time measures the extent of the differences in academic standards from state to state.
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PARIS High school students in Hong Kong, Finland and South Korea do better in mathematics than those in any other country, according to a new international comparison of mathematical skills among 15-year-old students from 40 countries.
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Education and business leaders urged an overhaul of the U.S. school system, including ending high school at the 10th grade for many students. Current teaching is failing to prepare young Americans for the global economy, members of a bipartisan panel said Thursday.
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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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A study concluded that high school students are earning better grades, but their reading skills are not improving.
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Large percentages of high school seniors are posting weak scores on national math and reading tests even though more of them are taking challenging courses and getting higher grades in school, two reports released Thursday show.
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Elementary and middle schoolers posted solid gains in math and more modest improvements in reading in national test results released Tuesday.
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Teenagers in Finland and Alberta rank at or near the top in international tests in math, science and reading, but that's where the similarities end.
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&#39;It&#39;s really the only way we have to determine how the United States as a nation is doing in preparing its children and its students in math and science.