Category: Government
Thursday, February 26, 2009
...In fourth grade, the earliest grade for which international comparisons are available, American students outperform most other countries in reading, math and science. Fourth-graders score in the 92nd percentile in science, the 58th percentile in math and the 70th percentile in reading, where they beat 26 of 35 countries, including Germany, France and Italy.
But by the eighth grade, American students are only midrange in international comparisons. (On the plus side, by the eighth grade they’re noticeably fatter.)
By the 12th grade - after receiving the full benefits of an American education - Americans are near the bottom. Let X represent the number of years spent in U.S. public schools, and Y represent average test scores in math and reading - oh, never mind. Full Piece
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