Mass. shines on global test, but math scores slip
Massachusetts dominated in the areas of reading and science on a prestigious yardstick of global achievement last year, but saw its math scores slide, according to results released Tuesday morning.
In many cases, performance on the Program for International Student Assessment exams turned into a showdown between 15-year-olds in Massachusetts and Singapore. Students in the two educational systems tied for first on the reading tests, while Singaporeans were the only ones to land scores that were statistically higher than Massachusetts in science.
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