American Federation of Teachers Executive Vice President Antonia Cortese on TIMSS International Math and Science Scores
Posted on: Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 18:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement of American Federation of Teachers Vice President Antonia Cortese on TIMSS International Math and Science Scores:
The 2003 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study shows U.S. eighth-grade students improving in science and math compared with their peers in 44 other countries, and U.S. fourth- graders slipping compared with their peers in 24 other countries.
The intense emphasis on raising math and science achievement appears to be paying off in the middle-school years. It is especially gratifying to see a narrowing of the achievement gap between black and white students in both subjects in fourth and eighth grades and between Hispanic and white students in eighth- grade science.
There is still much work to be done. The stagnant scores for fourth-graders call for early and aggressive identification of struggling youngsters and immediate intervention so their problems can be addressed.
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The AFT represents 1.3 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; nurses and healthcare workers; and federal, state and local government employees.
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