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  • No improvement for fourth-graders on national math test

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    Christian Science Monitor: No improvement for fourth-graders on national math test The 2009 math scores reported by NAEP, a national assessment, represented the first time since 1990 that no gains were made. For the first time since 1990, America's fourth-graders showed no improvement in math – a disappointing finding in the latest release from the…

  • Boys’ Math Scores Hit Highs and Lows

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    Wall Street Journal: Boys' Math Scores Hit Highs and Lows Girls and boys have roughly the same average scores on state math tests, but boys more often excelled or failed, researchers reported. The fresh research adds to the debate about gender difference in aptitude for mathematics, including efforts to explain the relative scarcity of women…