Australia falls well behind in STEM simply by failing to improve

An international study reveals Australia is failing to improve in key education areas as other countries surge ahead. Educators fear what the future holds if there is no change in the results, which the education minister describes as an embarrassment. A study looking at mathematics and science for Years 4 and 8 students show Australia's ranking has slipped behind countries seeing improved results, such as Kazakhstan and Slovenia.The results come from the four-yearly Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.Professor Nalini Joshi from the University of Sydney's school of Mathematics says it's an area that needs greater attention.

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