Three-fourths of Oklahoma students not proficient in science

"New results from the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released today show most Oklahoma students are not proficient in science," according to a news release from state Superintendent Janet Barresi. "Seventy-two percent of Oklahoma fourth-graders taking the test and 75 percent of eighth-graders taking the test fell below 'proficient' -- meaning they scored at 'basic' or 'below basic.'"