Thomas Jefferson Institute
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Sep .
5
2012

The Jefferson Journal: Keeping the Aim High in Virginia

by Christian Braunlich posted under Commentaries, Education Reform, Excellence in Education, TJI

A recent criticism of K-12 education in the United States has been that, on international exams like the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, American children have lagged the best Asian and European nations. So what is the real story behind lower Math scores in the 2012 Standards of Learning exams?

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