And the report finds many potential lessons in China's rigorous math and science programs.

A Humanities course of study, including both history and English, in addition to a rigorous math and science regimen constitute the core curriculum for the Veritas program.

By this year, states were to have put a highly qualified teacher in every classroom and created rigorous annual math and reading tests in grades three through eight.

They are taught rigorous math and science courses for all six years.

For a variety of reasons, young women are socialized and steered away from more rigorous math courses and that plays itself out in scores on standardized tests.

The key concepts were that students would have an international perspective particularly in their humanities courses, rigorous math and science courses, and a rich arts curriculum at each level.

Strengths include a rigorous math and science based curriculum .

Ocean Lakes maintains a rigorous math and science academy; Bayside houses a health sciences academy, with courses in medical microbiology, genetic medicine, and pathophysiology.

And many states have mandated broader and more rigorous math and science curriculums.

In addition to completing a rigorous math and English curriculum, he wrestled, ran on the cross country team and sang in the glee club.