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Vital Signs: Reports on the Condition of STEM Learning in the U.S.

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This study, collaboration between Change the Equation—an organization for corporate executives concerned about STEM education—and the American Institutes for Research, demonstrates that of 37 state science standards reviewed, only four are on par with the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ standards. Though roughly two-thirds of states claim their eighth-grade students are proficient, an ACT 2011 study noted only 16 percent of eighth-graders are college-ready in the sciences.

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