December 4, 2007
International Study Finds U.S. 15-Year-Olds Behind the Curve in Science
The results of an international assessment of scientific literacy among 15-year-olds being released today shows American students to be scoring slightly below the average for the group of 30 nations that sponsored the test, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Sixteen of the 29 other nations in which the test was administered late last year posted average scores higher than that of the United States.
The United States posted an average score
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