Commemorating the 50th anniversary of
the National Longitudinal Surveys
Principal Investigator of the NLSY97 and NORC Project Director
NLS user since 1983
Based on a fine-grained comparison of children from the U.S. and the U.K. at specific ages from 6 to 14, and for specific PIAT achievements tests, there are not systematic differences in the children’s test scores in reading comprehension or math despite the big differences in the two nation’s educational systems. In fact, “it appears that the differences in reading and math skills among the children of ages 10-14 years may be greater between the white and non-white US children than between the white British and the white US children.” {Michael. IJBD. 2003}