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    Educational News

    secretary arne duncan’s remarks at oecd’s release of the program for international student assessment (PISA) 2009 results December 7, 2010 “Every three years, PISA assesses the reading, mathematics, and scientific literacy of 15-year old students. It provides crucial information about how well our students are prepared to do the sorts of reading, mathematics, and science… Read more