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November 15, 2007First Ever Comprehensive State-by-State Comparison of U.S. Students' Math and Science Proficiency Versus International Students |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: The first-of-its-kind report provides a comparison of the mathematics and science skills of 8th-grade students in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Department of Defense schools with those of their counterparts around the world. "If you think of states and nations as in a race to prepare the future generation of workers, scholars and citizens to be competent and competitive in a technologically complex world, then the states are in the middle of the pack," said Dr. Gary Phillips, a chief scientist at AIR and author of the report. Dr. Phillips, who is nationally known for his expertise in large-scale assessments and complex surveys, served as the acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education from 1999 - 2002. In mathematics, students in 49 states and the District of Columbia are behind their counterparts in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. "More than a century ago Louis Pasteur revealed the secret to invention and innovation when he said 'chance favors the prepared mind'. The take away message from this report is that the United States is loosing the race to prepare the minds of the future generation," said Dr. Phillips. - In mathematics, only five countries reach the Proficient level of achievement: Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. AScribe Newswire distributes news from nonprofit and public sector organizations. We provide direct, immediate access to mainstream national media for 600 colleges, universities, medical centers, public-policy groups and other leading nonprofit organizations.
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