The chart shows the achievement levels of U.S. 8th graders on the 1996 National Assessment of 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵal Progress in mathematics.
SOURCE: The 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Trust.
A version of this article appeared in the October 04, 2000 edition of 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Week as Missing the Mark in Math