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Re:17-year-old wins 100k for creating cancer-killing nanopar... by anamax on Thursday December 08, 2011 @02:32PM (#3330706)
> Or the fact that massive funds are spent on standardized testing which can be so difficult that high-achieving adults have trouble passing them?

Did you look at the test? He may be considered "high-achieving", but don't you wonder what he's missing by being innumerate?

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Re:17-year-old wins 100k for creating cancer-killing nanopar... by DanBC on Thursday December 08, 2011 @03:40PM (#3331015)
> Did you look at the test?

Here's one HN thread, with links to a Florida test.

(http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3327847)

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