Georgia's fourth- and eighth-grade reading, math and science scores all trail the national average, and the spread between white and black or Hispanic students is 25 points.

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Today, our kids trail too many other countries in math, in science, in reading.

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At the same time, our 8th graders trail about eight -- 10 other nations -- 10 other nations in science and math.

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