Article updated: 12/11/2012 3:52 PM

U.S. students lag behind in math, science

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Kindergartener Brayden Baize listens to a narrated book Monday during one of their daily reading stations at Stringtown Elementary School in Evansville, Ind.

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Even where U.S. student scores have improved, many other nations have improved much faster, leaving American students far behind many of their peers — especially in Asia and Europe.