Reading, Math Scores Up For 4th And 8th Graders, Federal Report Shows
Friday, July 11, 2008 - 11:21
in Mathematics & Economics
The nation's fourth and eighth graders scored higher in reading and mathematics than they did during their last national assessment, according to the federal government's latest annual statistical report on the well-being of the nation's children. Not all the report's findings were positive; there also were increases in the adolescent birth rate and the proportion of infants born at low birthweight.