Sentences with phrase «because increasing grade»

Because increasing grade 4 reading by 5 % is likely an arbitrary goal that is unrelated to school performance and not evidence - based.

Not exact matches

Yellen repeated her third grade teacher tutorial about how savers have indirectly have benefited because of the bounty of jobs available for them and their children and grandchildren and they should stop complaining because home prices have increased to pre-crisis levels in many parts of the country — all because of the wonderful work of the FED and its QE programs.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

They demonstrate that neighbourhoods in the catchment of schools with more grade inflation experience a more pronounced increase in the number of grocery shops, restaurants and coffeehouses surrounding schools, most likely because local retailers respond to the arrival of richer homeowners.

And at Booker T., the records showed that only nine NCLB transfers ended up in the 6th - grade, even though Winerip had suggested that the 6th - grade classrooms of teachers Williams and Block increased by 20 new students because of the federal law.

Teachers introduce a topic using enVision and then dive into Eureka because it «increases the level of rigor» and «contains a great deal of student work and teacher support,» 5th - grade teacher Amanda Telesco says.

Middle school students feel increased pressure to be dishonest because there is more emphasis on grades.

Testing was not the only barrier to technology integration, however: Two teachers — Ann, a third - grade teacher, and Hannah, a K - 5 English as a second language (ESL) teacher — did not increase their use of technology because access remained an issue.

Some Floridians claim education success because the Florida fourth grade reading scores, according the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test, have shown significant improvement: increasing from 205.7 in 1998 to 225.7 in 2009.

Because the BOE determines cut scores on state assessments and the calculation of school grades can be manipulated by the BOE to increase the number of D and F district schools this language will clearly drive the expansion of «Schools of Hope / High Impact Charter Networks.»

The Mind Trust selected Carson in large part because of her track record: ISTEP scores at Snacks Crossing have increased by 22 percentage points in the past five years, reading scores have consistently improved, and the school's state - issued grade has improved from a D to a B.

Many children in the lower grades already are under stress related to high - stakes testing, and this new system will increase anxiety because of how results are will be used.

A lot of people don't realize there are tremendous economic costs, because of suspensions increase your dropout risk or risk for grade retention.

«The city says costs are increasing because rents have risen and that many eligible charter schools are continuing to expand to serve higher grades.

Cohen — not included in the high - school scores because it technically includes eighth grade — showed test scores and graduation rates to earn a 79.2, a substantial increase from the prior year's 72.5 and a high C on the state's 150 - point grading scale.

I'm proud of the impact we've made, but we need to double - down on our efforts at a time when so many students are being targeted or unfairly treated because of their race, religion, gender, and nation of origin; when vital funding that helps disadvantaged children is at risk; and when proven solutions that can significantly increase the number of children who read by third grade and who graduate high school career or college ready still aren't in place across our nation.

Also, because journalists are no longer receiving regular grading increases, free trips are used as rewards / substitutes for more money in the newsroom for journalists who have little or no experience / interest in travel writing.

The policy is called «graded» because the death benefit is graded — it increases a bit for the first few years of the policy until it reaches the amount you buy — for example if you buy a $ 100,000 graded policy, the $ 100,000 won't be fully in effect until after 3 years (or two years depending on the company).

Graded premiums can be a good option for residents who are still on a tight budget because the initial cost will be lower, and you could subsequently convert to a level policy when your income increases.

That benefit increases when more children in a community participate in early childhood education because they are less likely to repeat grades or drop out.

Pre-Kindergarten Fight Crime: Invest in Kids continues to fight for increases in high - quality pre-k programs because the preponderance of scientific research (and the experience of law enforcement leaders) shows that at - risk young children who participate are significantly less likely to commit juvenile and adult crime, need special education, and repeat an early grade and are more likely to graduate from high school and be productive members of society.