Sentences with phrase «highest cut grade»

This is the highest cut grade possible.

Ideal cut: Highest cut grade.

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And bankers are already talking about cutting up the deal into some high yield and some investment grade debt.

Looking closely at the drill sections, Goodwin noticed high - grade gold lodes cutting across the low - grade shutes at a high angle.

But it also launched two new schemes, one to buy 10 billion pounds of high - grade corporate bonds and another — potentially worth up to 100 billion pounds — to ensure banks keep lending even after the cut in interest rates.

For the average child (keeping in mind individual kids may be exceptions to these guidelines), an acceptable amount of homework per night is as follows: — Elementary school: approximately 10 minutes or so per grade level — Middle school: an hour or so — High School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and family time.

Superintendent Christopher Brown told his school board recently that the district would have to cut 62 full - and part - time positions, drop a year of middle school art and eliminate its seventh - grade reading program and high school Latin classes, among many other reductions.

We offer several innovative brands of products that we have carefully selected for their high - grade formulations and use of cutting edge technology.

Based on the latest research and cutting - edge studies in active vitamins, methylated vitamins and more, Salerno's active vitamins formulate natural supplements and natural vitamins for you using only high - grade raw materials.

Dramatically inert and flatter than a buzz cut, the movie ends up diminishing their moment of heroism by turning it into a defiantly amateurish piece of junior - high - grade theatrics (the film asks the impossible of people who have already achieved greatness), as if to say: Reality doesn't need to be gussied up.

The second is that the Common Core movement muddles through, meaning that we end up, eventually, with a nearly national set of standards for what students need to know and do at each grade, high quality assessments aligned to those standards, cut scores for proficiency on those assessments that are challenging and equal across the nation, and a set of meaningful carrots and sticks for holding educators accountable for preparing all their students for success.

Add this to California school boards» to - do lists for 2016: Create a clear - cut, objective policy for determining which incoming 9th - grade students qualify to accelerate their sequence of math courses in high school.

Such bills would cut funding for charters serving elementary - and middle - school grades, or subject charters to onerous state - approval processes for facilities, or eliminate the charter - friendly State University as a chartering entity - or set artificial caps on charter enrollment in areas such as Albany, where parental interest in charters is far higher than the union likes.

When NCLB first required all schools to test all students in grades 3 — 8 and high school in reading / language arts and math, no one intended that other subjects should be diminished or cut — but that's what happened.

This school faces $ 451,000 in cuts which will result in class sizes over 40 in the primary grades, loss of many highly effective teachers, along with drama and fine arts education, and a severe reduction in their ability to provide for the school's high special needs population.

National social studies tests for 4th grade students and high school seniors have been indefinitely postponed as a result of sequestration cuts, which has alarmed social studies advocates and contributed to the perception that federal decision making and policies have narrowed the curriculum and downplayed the role of subjects other than reading and math in preparing students for college and careers.

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.»

Complicating the landscape is the large variation in how states define «proficiency,» according to a recent report from the National Center for Educational Statistics, which noted that in states with the lowest expectations, what was considered proficient was three to four grade levels below what states with the highest cut marks expected.

As public institutions are being pressed to cut costs, our findings suggest that increasing access to high - quality programs starting in preschool and continuing into the early grades is an efficient use of public resources.»

It should be noted that based on the authors» descriptions, a state could probably have changed nothing about their standards or their accountability exam, set their cut scores to label fewer kids as proficient, and gotten a high grade in their report.

Furthermore, the mayor's fundamental claim about de-emphasizing high stakes testing is at odds with the annual press conferences the mayor and chancellor have held, trumpeting any NYC score increases on the state tests — even as year - over-year comparisons have been undermined by changes in test length, vendor, and protocol, along with an opaque process of setting cut (or passing) scores only after tests are graded and persistent high opt out percentages in schools, districts, and across the state.

TRENTON — New Jersey's public school students racked up slightly higher test scores in most grades in the 2010 - 11 school year, despite Gov. Chris Christie's cutting about $ 1 billion in state aid to schools that year, according to standardized test results released today by the state Board of Education.

Despite years of state budget cuts and rising class sizes that now average 30 or more, 83 percent of Laurel Street K - fifth grade students scored at the proficient or higher level on a recent state language - arts exam, and 91 percent scored that high on the state math test.

Many colleges use the ACT and SAT as cut - offs: if a certain score is not reached, admission or scholarship funds will not be granted, even if the student in question is well rounded and has a high grade point average.

The Obama administration's focus on teachers is a significant shift from the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind law, which uses high - stakes tests like the annual Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam (WKCE) to identify schools and school districts that are failing to meet the needs of children and then threatens to cut funding if they don't make the grade.

Maximum Motorsport's caster / camber plates feature a main plate that is precision laser - cut from a very high - grade alloy steel, which is the same alloy used by Ford and other OEMs.

The materials used are of a higher grade than those found in rivals such as the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra — soft - touch finishes abound and metal - effect highlights add visual interest, even in out - of - sight places where some rivals cut corners by using cheaper plastics.

Truprotection has utilized the highest grade materials and cutting - edge technology to create a screen film worthy of protecting your BlackBerry Q10.

Remember that the «toxic assets» held by banks represent pools of mortgages that have been cut up into dozens of individual pieces; the higher grade pieces having first claim to payments made on the underlying mortgages, and the lower grade pieces having claims to less likely payments.

SUPER IDEAL — General term for diamonds that have the highest grade for cut quality from the lab, and also achieve levels of precision beyond those necessary to achieve the top lab grade, such as those with Hearts and Arrows patterning.

Professional grade grooming hair clippers mean ones that have high rotation speeds, variable speed with quiet and cooling elements added, and ceramic blades for long - lasting sharpness and precision cutting.

Serving up to four guests, this is your unique opportunity to have the award - winning Bull & Bear restaurant experience all to yourself, with the highest quality grade cuts and other gourmet culinary selections prepared to perfection in your suite.

- for Sonic's 25th anniversary last year, Iizuka received a task to deliver some sort of product - the target was «dormant fans» who used to play the SEGA Genesis, but haven't really played any games since - Iizuka met Christian Whitehead, which lead to the creation of Sonic Mania - there was talk of another port, but Iizuka thought fans would desire something new from the old games - this is the first time Iizuka partnered with a team of devs spread across various countries - Iizuka said this team had a greater passion to create - this was in comparison to companies that set decisions on a pre-determined schedule (in meetings, etc)- the team had so many features they still wanted to add after the beta version was complete - since there were only a few spots with text that needed to be localized, they could bring the game to more places quicker - the game has Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish support - the Studiopolis stage is included due to receiving the most requests from the Sonic Mania development team - Iizuka actually considered reducing the amount of stages at one point in order to meet the development schedule - Sonic Mania doesn't really have much in the way of cut content like scrapped stages - since Sonic Mania was only distributed digitally, the team was able to continue working very close leading up to launch - this let them put in practically all ideas, and there are currently no plans for DLC - Iizuka recommended Flying Battery Zone for inclusion becaues he likes the music - he also likes when the player goes inside and outside the ship - Iizuka likes Mirage Saloon because the stage structure will be different depending on the player character chosen - Puyo Puyo gameplay was added because there was a Puyo Puyo game released in the west for the SEGA Genesis - this game was originally called «Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine», and the team thought it would make a fun boss battle - Iizuka didn't have plans to feature Blue Sphere in the special stages - the Blue Sphere special stages were brought over to Mania as a test, but ended up staying for the final game - the team felt the need to continuously connect stages from various eras, which is doe with the Phantom Ruby story - for Sonic Mania, it was decided that the technological limit would be set at SEGA CD, - this is higher than the Genesis but lower than Saturn - in creating a SEGA CD - grade special stage, they would intentionally make SEGA CD - grade polygons

Precision machined from a single cylinder of high - grade aluminum, its distinctive circular cut - out gives it a dramatic profile even when empty.

All Vinyl Impression wall decals / stickers are precision cut from high grade low - tac removable self adhesive vinyl in the colour and direction of your choice.