This report, the first of several to be published on the results of the 1972-73 assessment of mathematics, begins with a brief general discussion of the project. The findings with respect to pure computation and computation with translation are then presented in some detail. Data collected from subjects at four age levels (9, 13, 17, and adult)…

The United States has experienced a significant increase in educational attainment since the 1970s. Young adults in school today are more likely than their parents to finish high school, attend college, and graduate from college. Yet, in California the share of working-age adults who do not have a high school diploma or certificate of General…

The Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary met to hear testimony on the benefits to American workers, businesses, citizens, and legal residents of more educated immigrants in the national workforce. Statements were given by the following persons: (1) Lamar Smith, U.S. Congressman from Texas; (2) William…