41.   There was great variation in math scores from district to district.

42.   Thus math scores get less weight in the ACT.

43.   This year, high-school reading and elementary math scores slipped.

44.   WASHINGTON -- Florida schools have steadily boosted college enrollment and improved eighth-grade math scores and teacher training, according to a national report released Thursday.

45.   West Virginia, long at the bottom of education standards, recently tied for third in the nation in improved math scores for fourth- and eighth-graders.

46.   While third-grade math scores in the city have gone up in the last eight years, they still fall below scores in the rest of the state.

47.   While math scores increased across the country, there was considerable range in gains among the states.

48.   Average math scores for iron-deficient children with or without anemia were about six points lower than those with normal iron levels.

49.   The average math scores of Naperville students were just behind those of students in five Asian nations.

50.   The gap in math scores between the top- and bottom-performing fourth-graders grew only in Delaware and the District of Columbia.