Monday, March 31, 2008
Former West Virginia Governor Says Study Shows Alarming Stats.
Former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise says that a recent study released shows that a third of students who enter the ninth grade in the United States do not graduate.
Wise now works with the Alliance for Excellence in Education.
The study also showed that seventy percent of eighth graders nationwide read below a proficient level.
In testing of 15 year-olds in 30 developed nations, students in the US finished 19th in science and 21st in math skills.
Wise now works with the Alliance for Excellence in Education.
The study also showed that seventy percent of eighth graders nationwide read below a proficient level.
In testing of 15 year-olds in 30 developed nations, students in the US finished 19th in science and 21st in math skills.
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