science naep ranked 29th in this country. that is not so great. how is it possible that when you disaggregate those three student cohorts and evaluate them against the rest of the country, each of the three cote boards is in the top-10%. top-10 in the country. we all know that those three cohorts comprise 95% of the student population. how is it possible that collectively they are 29th? the answer, it turns out, wasn't easy to figure this out, the answer is african-american and hispanic students in texas and in the country significantly underperform anglo students. in texas, african-american and anglo students make up a significant larger share of the entire student population. so when your lower performing categories of students are a larger percentage of the total student population you can have all three student groups in the top ten in the country and still be 29th in the country when you combine them. it begs the question are schools doing a good job or are they mediocre? i think if the question is how are they doing wit

according to the national assessment of educational progress, for naep, 2009 science assessment, 34% of the fourth graders, 30% of the eighth graders, and 21% of the 12th graders perform at or above the proficient level in science. when eighth graders were tested again in 2011, they achieved a modest two point gain in the percentage of students demonstrating proficiency. when the results are broken down by demographic groups, -- is that a signal my time is up? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. johnson: i ask unanimous consent to put the rest of my statement in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from colorado, mr. coffman, for five minutes. mr. coffman: thank you, mr. chairman. i would ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. coffman: thank you, mr. chairman. this year i push for and received a congressional investigation into the darwin national military hospital