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Is “Proficient” Too Much To Ask For?

By Alexander Russo — April 25, 2007 1 min read
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“Outside of a handful of Asian nations, the typical 8th grader in many foreign countries would not meet “proficient” levels on U.S. tests of mathematics and science, according to a reanalysis of international achievement data being published today,” begins this EdWeek story (Most Nations Fall Short of NAEP Proficiency, Analysis Finds). “Then again, the study also shows, neither do most American students.”

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