Assessment shows only a slight gain from 2009
(NEWSER) - Just 32% of US eighth-graders are proficient in science, according to the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress exam. While that is a slight gain from 2009’s 30%, teachers and policy makers are concerned with the continued low numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. "This is deeply disappointing," says the interim executive director of the National Science Teachers Association. "This performance won't get us where we need to go to create the science-literate work force we need." More»
