
Michelle Serverino (left), Stephanie Mei , and Jeilene Amparo went over a math chart at the Manassah E. Bradley School in East Boston on Dec. 9. Governor Deval Patrick held a news conference at the school praising the results of an international mathematics and science study that showed Massachusetts fourth- and eighth-graders outscoring the nation and most of their international peers.
(David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)

