Article: International survey gives United States a failing grade in science education. (survey by the National Science Foundation)

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INTERNATIONAL SURVEY GIVES UNITED STATES A FAILING GRADE

IN SCIENCE EDUCATIONTATES A FAILING GRADE

/ADVANCE/ WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Students at the fifth-, ninth-, and 12th-grade levels in the United States perform poorly in science subjects compared to their counterparts around the world, according to the results of an international science achievement survey reported today by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

"For a technologically advanced country, it would appear that (in the United States) a re-examination of how science is presented and ...

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