High school seniors show little improvement on economic issues - The Washington Post: ...While overall achievement was flat, federal officials saw gains in scores of Hispanic high school seniors and students performing at the lowest levels. The average score for Hispanic students on the 300-point test rose from 133 in 2006 to 138 in 2012. The average score for students in the lowest-scoring group rose from 104 to 109.
There was a persistent gender gap in performance, with boys consistently scoring higher than girls. And students attending private high schools consistently outscored those attending public schools.
In 2012, students reported getting more of their information about the economy from the Internet and less from newspapers and magazines than they did in 2006.
