*** U.S. science students fare poorly against world
U.S. high school seniors are among the world's worst at mathematics
and science, according to an international study released Tuesday.
U.S. 12th graders outperformed only 3 countries - Lithuania, Cyprus
and S. Africa - of 21 nations that took part in the Third
International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). U.S. Secretary
of Education Richard Riley said many students stop taking math and
science after 10th or 11th grade and even among college-bound high
school seniors, 51% have not even taken four years of science. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2553067125-8e5