The "Nation's Report Card" is out and shows Colorado 4th and 8th grade students outpace most other states in math and reading assessments. The National Assessment of Educational Progress says 5 states outperformed Colorado 4th graders in scale score on math, and 8 states were better in reading. 8th grade scores were even better, with only 2 states above Colorado in math, and 3 states scoring higher in reading.
[For the complete results, visit
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/]