The future of Math looks a little brighter.

The downward trend in US and European math grades has been reversed in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Education reports that "more than 75 percent of students in grades 3-8 tested as 'proficient or above' on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program math tests given in the fall of 2008, including 91 percent of third graders,"

It will be interesting to see if this trend continues into more advanced grades.