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Policy Brief

What the Third International
Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS) Means for Systemic
School Improvement

National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
and
Consortium for Policy Research in Education

U.S. Department of Education
Richard W. Riley
Secretary

Office of Educational Research and Improvement
C. Kent McGuire
Assistant Secretary

National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management
Deborah Inman
Director

Media and Information Services
Cynthia Hearn Dorfman
Director

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