U.S. Students' Achievement Is Mediocre in International Study

Not too surprising a finding:

U.S. Students' Achievement Is Mediocre in International Study

Written By: Neal McCluskey
Published In: School Reform News
Publication Date: February 1, 2008
Publisher: The Heartland Institute

http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=22683&CFID=903106&CFTOKEN=20749277

Math and Science

The "good news," according to the report, is that "most states are performing as well as or better than most foreign countries."

And the bad news?

"The highest-achieving states ... are still significantly below the highest-achieving countries."

Nationally, the United States had a significantly smaller percentage of students score "proficient" in mathematics on the combined scale than did six, primarily Asian, countries, including Japan and Singapore.