The Department of Education is inviting public comments on a proposed revision to its information collection related to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2023). This study measures the mathematics and science achievements of fourth and eighth-grade students and involves around 65 countries. The Department is interested in feedback on the necessity and processing of the data, and ways to reduce the burden on respondents. Comments are due by March 16, 2021, and must be submitted via the regulations.gov website.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Education wants people to share their thoughts on a study that checks how well kids around the world do in math and science. They want to make sure collecting this information isn't too hard for people, and want ideas on making it better.