***NERD ALERT***
Highlights from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2007 were released yesterday by the National Center for Education Statistics. TIMSS is an international comparison of 4th and 8th grade students in mathematics and science, and administered every four years.
While math scores of U.S. 4th and 8th graders have increased since 1995, we still lag behind Taipei, Hong Kong and Singapore, among others.
Mark Schneider, vice president for new educational initiatives at the American Institutes for Research, wrote an editorial in Education Week detailing his concerns with the 2007 TIMSS results. One big point is the variance within the U.S. is greater than the variance between the U.S. and Hong Kong.
Chad Aldeman, policy associate at Education Sector, highlights the gap between white and non-white students in the U.S.
