Sentences with phrase «states scored significantly»

Only 11 states scored significantly better on the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests.

Not exact matches

«The scores, particularly within the State Senate, trend significantly lower when compared to past sessions,» said NFIB state director Mike DuState Senate, trend significantly lower when compared to past sessions,» said NFIB state director Mike Dustate director Mike Durant.

These students also scored significantly better on California state standardized math and English tests.

Martin Carnoy states that «the treated students in Cohort 1 were concentrated in middle schools and the effect on their reading score was significantly higher than for treated students in Cohort 2.»

An analysis of New York's state test results reveals that the tests have become significantly easier to pass over the last four years, so state education officials will be recalibrating the scoring for tests that were taken by students this spring.

Because our students» test scores went up significantly in 2000 and 2001, all the employees at my school received an extra $ 600 last year, and a $ 50 bonus this year (the low amount this year being due to severe state budget shortages).

When the results were broken down into states and territories, the mean scores were similar, apart from Tasmania, where students performed significantly lower than the OECD average.

However, student test scores have increased significantly over the past four years, enough to push Mother Hale off the state's list of failing schools.

ACER said the Australian average score was much higher than the United States, Poland, Italy, Spain, the Slovak Republic, Chile, Lithuania, Peru and Brazil, but significantly lower than the average score for the participating Chinese provinces, as well as Belgium, Canada and the Russian Federation.

Although the vast majority of programs are practically indistinguishable, there are exceptions — at most one or two per state, our results suggest — that really do produce teachers whose average impacts on test scores are significantly better than average.

The big jump in test takers drew in many with weaker skill sets, driving down test scores significantly in those six new states.

The scores released today from the National Assessment for Educational Progress show charter students significantly outperforming district and private school peers across the state.

Legislators paused the release of marks for 2014 - 15, due to fear that a change in state tests would significantly decrease student scores.

From 1999 to 2010, the percentage of teachers in the state who were not white or Asian grew by 50 percent, increasing from 16 percent to 24 percent.118 In addition, the average SAT score of nonwhite, non-Asian teachers in the state increased significantly more than the SAT scores of white and Asian teachers.119

Perhaps not surprisingly, scores have risen significantly on many states» tests, including New York's, leading to criticism that they had become too easy.

A follow - up study by Rouse found that low - income students attending Milwaukee public schools served by a state class - size reduction and enrichment program significantly outperformed voucher students in reading and scored as well in math.

San Carlos Unified's test scores on Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are significantly below averages for other districts in the state.

Speaker Corcoran also goes on to boast of his and Governor Scott's education priorities, noting — quite incorrectly, one might add — that «Florida is one of the only states in the nation to significantly improve math and reading scores.»

States that are further along in the implementation process have found that the switch to new standards and tests significantly reduced student scores.

The states differ significantly in the racial or ethnic composition of students and in the characteristics of the families of students, so it would be expected that a significant part of the differences in the NAEP test scores might be accounted for by these differences.

Both student self - reports and teacher reports were found to be significantly predictive of student academic and behavioral outcomes, including GPA, state test scores, suspension rates, and absenteeism.

In every state where K12, Inc. operated virtual schools and public information was readily available (AZ, CO, GA, NV, OH, PA, SC, TX, WA), virtual students» math and reading standardized test scores were significantly behind the state average, according to the report.

Traditionally, these students score significantly below the state average on annual math and English MCAS examinations.

As a result, the ability for parents to compare their children's academic performance by comparing test scores from state to state has been significantly compromised.

Eight education systems — including Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Northern Ireland, Flemish Belgium and the U.S. state of North Carolina — had significantly higher scores at that level.

A 2011 paper that investigated the effects of tutoring provided by teachers found that students who received tutoring in either reading or math performed significantly better on the state standardized test than a control group of students with similar prior scores who did not receive tutoring.19 Even when programs are less structured and instruction is not provided by trained teachers, tutoring can have a notable effect on student performance.

The Rising Star Award recognizes school divisions and schools that have met all state and federal accountability standards for two consecutive years and have improved their VIP scores significantly from the previous year.

Two schools earned the Board of Education's Rising Star Award, which recognizes school divisions and schools that have met all state and federal accountability standards for two consecutive years and have improved their VIP scores significantly from the previous year.

The article also go on to state that students who read texts in print scored significantly better on the reading comprehension test than students who read texts digitally.

US Scores Similarly to Venezuela, Georgia, Sri Lanka Moving down the list a good deal, and significantly trailing other major industrialized nations such as the UK, Germany and Japan, the United States comes in at 61st.

First, readability scores for federal appellate court opinions and state supreme court opinions were similar.131 Second, readability scores from U.S. Supreme Court opinions were lower than opinions from the other courts.132 Third, briefs from U.S. Supreme Court cases had lower readability scores than briefs from the other courts.133 Finally, at the U.S. Supreme Court level, the opinion readability scores were significantly lower than the brief readability scores.134

Your credit score is one of the factors that, depending on your state, can significantly impact your premiums.

Studies suggest that breastfed children are significantly less likely than are their bottle - fed peers to be obese; develop asthma; have autoimmune diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes; and be diagnosed with childhood cancers.7 Moreover, infant feeding practices appear to be associated with cognitive ability during childhood: Full - term infants who are breastfed, as opposed to bottle - fed, score three to six points higher on IQ tests.8 Family support providers can influence the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by promoting, teaching, and supporting nursing; states can maximize potential benefits by tracking how many mothers start and continue breastfeeding for at least three months.