How Do U.S. Pupils Rank?

The article presents news and developments regarding education in the United States. The recent studies from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) which has been reported by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveals that 14-year-old U. S. pupils were ranked third among 15 developed nations in reading comprehension of which African American pupils scored from 15 to 19 percentage points below the national level. A conference addressing the issue of militant student groups exercising influence over academic decision has been held by the Council on the University Emergency in Venice, Italy last fall of 1974.