U.S. Students on the right track, The New York Times reports. Are they?

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American fourth- and eighth-grade students made solid achievement gains in math in recent years and in two states showed spectacular progress, an international survey of student achievement released on Tuesday found.

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<p>Nevertheless, there is plenty of room for improvement.

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Nearly half of eighth graders scored at the advanced level in math in Taiwan, Korea and Singapore, compared with 6 percent of American students.

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<p>Read the whole article:
Math</a> Gains Reported for U.S. Students.</p>

<p>Look for yourself:

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So, how do you compare with students nationally and from around the world?</p>

<p>Pick a subject, a grade and how many questions you want to see (500+ currently in database), then click the Show Questions button below:
Dare</a> to Compare-NCES Kids' Zone

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<p>(found on Trends</a> in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) - Overview).</p>

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Nearly half of eighth graders scored at the advanced level in math in Taiwan, Korea and Singapore, compared with 6 percent of American students.

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kind of explains why 3% of asians get a 800 in Math Reasoning.
:P</p>

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<p>Here's one opinion:

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There has been a consistent decrease in advanced skills since No Child Left Behind went into effect.</p>

<p>This was inevitable when teachers are forced to either raise the scores of those who are below proficient to proficient or lose their job.

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Math</a> Gains Reported for U.S. Students - Readers' Comments - NYTimes.com</p>