2  The Third International Math and Science Study is a project of the International Study Center, Lynch School of Education, Boston College. A complete set of TIMMS publications is available on the center’s web site, http://timms.bc.edu/timms1995.html.
4  BIS Review 12/2004  To be sure, Americans have not been obsessed with the distribution of income but have instead placed much greater emphasis on the need to provide equality of opportunity. But equal opportunity requires equal access to knowledge. We cannot expect everyone to be equally skilled.