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U.S. student math and science scores rising slowly

According to the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), students in the U.S. and around the world are generally improving in math and science.

by Alex Samuels

Sophomore student Miguel Nava works on a science experiment at the San Juan Idea Public Schools Tuesday morning in San Juan, Texas November 23, 2010.
Credit: Joel Martinez

According to the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), an analysis conducted every four years in partnership with the National Center on Education Statistics, students in the U.S. and around the world are generally improving in math and science. However, a longitudinal analysis of the test, which was first conducted in 1995, found that U.S. student improvements are slow and in some cases stagnating. (Education Week)

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