Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2012.
“These 2011 international assessments provide both encouraging news about our students’ progress and some sobering cautionary notes.
“The encouraging news is that U.S. fourth grade students have made significant progress in reading and mathematics in the last five years, and our fourth graders now rank among the world’s leaders in reading literacy.
“It is also rewarding to see that students in highly-diverse states like Florida, Massachusetts, and North Carolina excelled internationally…
