Sentences with phrase «other achievements cited»

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Cuomo and leaders cite a new anti sexual assault program on college campuses as an achievement, but say they will have to try again in the next year to agree on a number of other criminal justice reforms, including making grand juries more transparent.

As to other key achievements of the Obama White House, she cited the Supreme Court decision to legalize same - sex marriage and the repeal of the ban to let gays and lesbians serve openly in the military.

The cap on local property tax increases has been a signature economic achievement for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who often cites the measure that passed in June 2011 alongside his other legislative victories.

Citing research that a «high - quality teacher is the single most important in - school factor to increase student achievement,» state education officials say raising the standard also follows a trend in other states.

Mathew DiCarlo writing for the Shanker Blog cited the work of Eric Hanushek, Jonah Rockoff and others to note that family background constitutes more than half the cause for scholastic achievement.

Teachers are the most important in - school factor for student achievement.97 Indeed, research estimates that teachers have two to three times the effect of any other school factor, such as school services and leadership, on student academic performance.98 An oft - cited study underscores the scope of this effect, finding that students with three consecutive high - performing teachers scored approximately 50 percentile points higher than students placed with three consecutive low - performing teachers.99

The assistant superintendent cited above noted that when the state made a significant change to its annual test, teachers whose classes had high prior achievement saw their value - added go up relative to other teachers, and teachers whose classes had low prior achievement saw their value - added go down.

Curtain Call Rocco Landesman steps down as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts with «rave reviews,» according to a Washington Post story that cites his biggest achievement as collaborations forged with other federal agencies as well as the private sector and his low points as certain ill - advised comments about Peoria and arts administrators — not bad considering the embattled tenures of so many of the NEA's leaders.