Sentences with phrase «education quality index»

However, Steinberg's bill was an extremely technical piece of legislation, which proposed a complex new accountability system that adds graduation rates and other measures to the API to establish a new index to be called the Education Quality Index.

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While grades on the Chance - for - Success Index are sometimes interpreted as measures of school quality, researchers from CREDO found that the grades are closely related to measures of family income and the level of education achieved by parents in a state, and do not represent the contribution of a state's schools to the success of its youngsters.

When we constructed a more limited Chance - for - Success Index that included only those indicators that signal education quality — pre-school and kindergarten enrollment, 4th — and 8th - grade proficiency scores, and high school graduation rates — we learned that the rankings of states changed a good deal.

CREDO assessed Quality Counts 2009 for Education Next, specifically focusing on the Chance - for - Success Index.

Studies listed in the British Education Index must follow the quality criteria of that professional organization.

Before your editor tears apart the problematic thinking behind the latest version of the Center for Education Reform's so - called Parent Power Index, let's give the organization credit for at least providing a measure of which states are expanding opportunities for high - quality eEducation Reform's so - called Parent Power Index, let's give the organization credit for at least providing a measure of which states are expanding opportunities for high - quality educationeducation.

Composite index of local ability to pay — The composite index determines a school division's ability to pay education costs fundamental to the commonwealth's Standards of Quality (SOQ).

The school lost $ 3.5 million a year because it didn't improve its API (Academic Performance Index) score and lost the state's Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) money, which was provided as an incentive for failing schools.

The New Orleans Equity Index takes an in - depth look at the varying qualities of education offered within New Orleans Public Schools and what demographic of students receive that education.

These PowerPoint slides provide a brief overview of the California Office to Reform Education's Student Quality Improvement Index (SQII) designed as part of its No Child Left Behind waiver.

The School Quality Improvement Index, which was developed by the California Office to Reform Education (CORE), is a significant jump away from the Academic Performance Index (API), which was discontinued after 2013 as the state transitioned to the Common Core - aligned Smarter Balanced tests, which debuted last year.

Mercer's Quality of Life index measures ten key categories, including: political, social, and economic environment, medical and health considerations, public services, transport, housing, recreation, education, and ecological quality (waste removal, water availability and cleanliness,Quality of Life index measures ten key categories, including: political, social, and economic environment, medical and health considerations, public services, transport, housing, recreation, education, and ecological quality (waste removal, water availability and cleanliness,quality (waste removal, water availability and cleanliness, etc.).

The Hays Global Skills Index 2013 measures several key indicators that determine a country's skill shortages including strength and resilience of its economy, labour market health, quality and flexibility of education, and the demand and supply of labour (particularly in high - skills industries and occupations).