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INVEST MORE IN SCIENCE AND MATH.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
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Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
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September 27, 2003
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2003 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Charles P. Casey
As Wisconsin's elementary, middle and high school students begin another school year, parents should be worried about the quality of math and science education their children will receive this fall. Standardized tests show that our students are struggling. Congress could do a lot to help them succeed, both here in Wisconsin and in other states, if they make the kind of investments in math and science education our children need.
Parents have good reason for concern. The latest results from the National Assessment of Education Progress found that 61 percent of Wisconsin's eighth graders were not proficient in science, and 68 percent were not ...
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