The third game then tends to be evolution rather than revolution, and then as the series progresses the rate of evolution begins to slow. (wolfsgamingblog.com)
Duncan made his bracket picks based on each school's Academic Progress Rates as reported in a recent study (PDF) on the 2013 tournament teams. (ascd.org)
Specifically, the Student Progress Rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on reading and math assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. (greatschools.org)