NC science results mixed
The Nation's Report Card on science offered mixed results for Tar Heel students.
Fourth-grade scores were up, and met the national average on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's Report Card. Eighth-grade scores dipped by 3 percentage points from five years ago and were 5 points below the national average.
In 2005, a representative sample of more than 300,000 fourth-, eighth- and 12th-grade students nationwide participated in the NAEP assessment in science.
The NAEP also is given in reading and math. It is widely regarded as the best way to measure student progress across states.
Check out the Report Card Web site or go to the state Department of Public Instruction for North Carolina's take on the results.
UPDATE: The Education Trust weighs in here.