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Missing the Mark in Math

October 04, 2000 1 min read
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The chart shows the achievement levels of U.S. 8th graders on the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress in mathematics.

Missing the Mark in Math

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SOURCE: The Education Trust.
A version of this article appeared in the October 04, 2000 edition of °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ as Missing the Mark in Math

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