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British Schools Hope to Improve Performance With Chinese Textbooks

The United Kingdom remains increasingly concerned about low math scores among students.
Source: Damir Sagolj / Reuters

In the from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Chinese mainland (consisting of the Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Guangdong provinces) ranked fifth among nations with the world’s highest math scores. According to the report, around one in four students in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China are considered top-performing in mathematics. The United Kingdom, by contrast, was ranked 27th among nations, despite performing much better in reading and science.

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