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US students average among world’s top performing countries

Washington - Recent results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) show Chinese students, taking the PISA exam for the first time, placed first in all three categories of math, science and reading, while US students were around or below average.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann

In education, Chinese students lead the world

The 2009 PISA test results were released today. The U.S. student scores were a great disappointment — American students finished about two dozen notches down from the pace-setting Chinese.

In the Media by Ken Wightman - 6 comments

Dutch: Pisa no longer Europe's most leaning tower

A Dutch mathematician claims one of their buildings, a 12th-century church, leans more than the Tower of Pisa and wants to have the European title for the steeply leaning tower.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 3 comments

Report: Pisa's leaning tower safe for 300 more years

Tourists and enthusiasts can visit the leaning tower of Pisa without fear for at least another 300 years, according to an Italian engineer.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham

Leaning tower of Pisa loses Guinness title as World's Most Lopsided Building

No longer is the leaning tower of Pisa, the World’s most lopsided building, a German Church steeple has taken over the title from it. The church leans further than the Pisa tower.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 3 comments

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A new report shows that 15 year-old high school students in the US are average, compared to the international arena, where students in countries such as China, Canada, New Zealand and Japan consistently outrank them in categories of reading, math and science. The results show one of the factors being lack of respect for teachers in the US.

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