Sentences with phrase «advanced level in»

We have reached advanced level in China.

Test scores on the most recent Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam, administered to students across the state last fall, show that just 34.4 percent of Milwaukee's voucher students scored at the proficient and advanced level in math.

In its first year with students eligible for standardized testing (California's assessment system begins in second grade), 70 percent scored at the advanced level in English - Language Arts, with another 25 percent scoring proficient.

The percentage of fourth graders achieving at the advanced level in mathematics rose from seven percent in 2009, to nine percent.

The percentage of eighth graders achieving at the advanced level in mathematics rose three points, to 11 percent, which also represents a statistically significant improvement in performance since 2009.

The article also misstated, in some editions, the percentages of children who scored at a proficient or advanced level in math and reading after attending a school in the Uncommon Schools network for two years.

At River View — and a similar school that serves K — 6 grades called Summer Heights — more students are now achieving at grade level in math and at a proficient or advanced level in reading than was the case before these schools rolled out a schoolwide intervention.

The share of students who reach the advanced level in 8th - grade math in each U.S. state is taken from NAEP 2005.

This provides an estimate of the share of students in each PISA country who reach the equivalent of the advanced level in 8th - grade math on NAEP 2005.

Sixth - graders scoring at the advanced level in math grew from 41 percent to 60 percent in the same period.

The challenge to the U.S. is clearest when one looks at the proportion of students achieving at the advanced level in math.

Some may wish to take pride in the fact that 12 percent of the students from better - educated families reach the advanced level in math.

The four states with 13 percent or more students performing at the advanced level in math are Massachusetts, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Vermont, with the Bay State taking honors with 15 percent of its students scoring at that level.

By 2005, the year the tutor corps was fully implemented, 69 percent of sophomores scored at the advanced level in math.

Unfortunately, the United States educates only a little more than 6 percent of its students to an advanced level in math according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a small percentage when compared to the proportion in many other countries that score at a comparable level on the international PISA test.

Basically, this DVD is for everyone who is intermediate or advanced level in kettlebell training.

Furthermore, we are losing foreign students studying at advanced levels in the United States to their home countries who return to become leading researchers and innovators.

The real Achievement Gap is the percentage of students that achieve At Advanced levels in real standardized tests.

The percentage of all eighth - graders reading at Proficient and Advanced levels in 2015.

The percentage of eighth - graders on school lunch reading at Proficient and Advanced levels in 2015.

The percentage of black eighth - graders reading at Proficient and Advanced levels in 2015.

The school would set high benchmarks for student learning: 90 percent would score at proficient or advanced levels in reading, math and science on state assessments after three years of enrollment.

This includes the ever - woeful South Carolina, whose reading and math proficiency targets declined from an A to a D +, according to Education Next «s analysis; the Palmetto State claimed that 54.9 percent of fourth - graders scored «exemplary» or its version of proficient and advanced levels in 2011, even though NAEP shows that only 36 percent of fourth - graders were performing that well.

175 % more students who use the iPad are at advanced levels in math, versus similar schools that do not have iPad programs.

Just 32 percent of young male fourth - graders read at Proficient and Advanced levels in 2012, a one percentage point increase from 2011, and a four percentage point increase from 2002.

Twenty - one percent of Native fourth - graders read at Proficient and Advanced levels in 2013, a three percent increase from 2011, but a one percent decline from 2002.

The percentage of black eighth - graders reading at Proficient and Advanced levels in 2013, a two percentage point increase over 2011, and a three percentage point increase over 2002.

Between 2003 and 2011, the percentage of students reaching proficient and advanced levels in math increased by nine percent (from 34 percent to 43 percent), a greater level of growth than between 1996 and 2003.

Change your looks, beef up your skills, give yourself every item in the game, and even advance levels in and instant.

These work better than expected, but as you reach more advanced levels in The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes the lack of nuance can hinder your team's puzzle solving.

Not exact matches

«Which tax proposal is better for you depends on your income level,» said Tim Steffen, director of advanced planning at Robert W. Baird in Milwaukee.

«Taking your business to a bigger level requires careful, deeply strategic planning well in advance.

I don't really see the conservative government advancing further the kind of spirit of the Canada Health Act in terms of expanding access to services and goods at a national level.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

That's not just because of Opdivo's failure — last month, Keytruda was shown to be better than standard chemotherapy in untreated advanced lung cancer patients with high levels of the PD - L1 protein, both stopping cancer progression and extending patients» lives.

Three - dimensional printing «levels the playing field, putting the most advanced manufacturing tools on desktops, in garages and in small businesses all over the world, and making them readily accessible through service bureaus,» says Avi Reichental, president and CEO of 3D Systems of Rock Hill, N.C.

If the bird clears the wall without smashing into it, you get to make it take a virtual crap on the candidate — releasing more droppings, in the form of poop emoticons, each time as you advance to the next level of the game.

Excluding proceeds from the equity financing completed in the first quarter and excluding other financing - related amounts (interest and royalty) and without the company's high level of research and development payments, most of which relates to advancing the REDUCE - IT study to completion this year, net cash outflow in the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was approximately $ 0.1 million.

As the latest Annual Report from the Bank of International Settlements states: «In most advanced economies, the fiscal budget excluding interest payments would need 20 consecutive years of surpluses exceeding 2 % of GDP just to bring the debt - to - GDP ratio back to its pre-crisis level.»

To keep a level head, but still act quickly, Glass - Moore recommends preparing at much in advance as possible.

Don't plan more than a quarter in advance on a granular level.

Patients in the trial had advanced NSCLC, and their tumors tested positive for PD - L1 levels of 50 % or more.

Add to this the fact that global pension levels are also sharply on the rise, with people living longer and population growth — and therefore workforce growth — slowing in many advanced economies.

His space travel side venture, Blue Origin, still has a long way to go before it could reach SpaceX - levels of innovation and profitability, but it could further Bezos's net worth and in turn advance interest in space exploration, too.

According to Chinese officials, «information technology continues to drive financial innovation,» and thus, in order to advance to an «international leading level,» a complete overhaul of the country's financial services IT infrastructure is vital.

SMC combines advanced data analytics, automated threat monitoring and a team of messaging abuse experts to provide the highest level of security in real - time and with extreme accuracy.

AWEA Wind Power on Capitol Hill is a rare opportunity for AWEA members and others who want to help advance wind energy to participate in advocacy training and then put that training to work to educate legislators and their staff on the wind industry's top policy initiatives at both the state and federal level.

Nominal GDP growth also picked up in Q1, advancing 4.8 % vs. the year - earlier level — the strongest annual gain since 2015's first quarter.

With these advances, the stock is currently trading at its highest levels in more than five years.

«This is an historical moment as WBENC advances its mission of leveling the playing field for Women's Business Enterprises not only in the private sector, but now in the public sector.