Sentences with phrase «also narrows the gap»

The topping cycle reduces the amount of pollution produced when coal is burnt and also narrows the gap in efficiency between coal and gas - fired stations (Technology, 1 February 1992).

At the same time, the rapidly warming SSTs (combined with somewhat moderated Arctic warming in 2014 and 2015) also narrowed the gap between interpolated and non-interpolated series.

New York City's 8th - grade students also narrowed the gap, although the change was not as large.

This also narrows the gap between the Civic Hybrid and the Prius from a handling standpoint.

At the same time, the rapidly warming SSTs (combined with somewhat moderated Arctic warming in 2014 and 2015) also narrowed the gap between interpolated and non-interpolated series.

Not exact matches

The share of part - time work among university - educated Canadians also rose from 10 per cent in the 1990s to 13.5 per cent today, with the gap relative to high - school graduates narrowing to only one percentage point.

Boeing (ba) is also inching closer to creating its next new aircraft to plug a gap in its product line between its best - selling narrow - bodied 737 and its larger 787 Dreamliner.

Forward - looking data on new wage agreements also point to firm wages growth, and suggest some narrowing of the gap between public and private sector wage outcomes.

With a back three capable of breaking out to cover the flanks, and a midfield that can keep and control the ball and also cover the gaps in such a narrow formation, a 3 -3-4 would put the focus on the fearsome array of attacking options that would be available to the club in two years time.

Both campaigns say they believe the gap will narrow as Republicans increase their early voting efforts, but it also reflects differences in the parties» get - out - the - vote operations.

Gaps also narrowed between low and and high needs districts, students with disabilities, and students who don't speak English proficiently, but Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said in a statement that closing these gaps would be a priority for her department in the coming yeGaps also narrowed between low and and high needs districts, students with disabilities, and students who don't speak English proficiently, but Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said in a statement that closing these gaps would be a priority for her department in the coming yegaps would be a priority for her department in the coming years.

The gap between the two parties has also narrowed in the constituency vote, with Labour's lead slipping from nine points to just four.

As our report also makes clear, in seeking to narrow this gap, select committees begin with some singular advantages.

The results also suggest that the Government's attempts to narrow the gap by claiming David Cameron would slash funding for frontline services is beginning to have an effect.

He also indicated that there has been a narrowing of the gap between the CBN rate for foreign exchange and the parallel market rate.

The gender gap is also narrowing.

Although young women still earn less than men, the earnings gap has also narrowed in recent years.

The intervention also appeared to narrow the achievement gap between English language learners and children proficient in English.

Anaheim, Calif — The narrowing achievement gap between black and white students, first reported about two years ago, is also beginning to show in college and graduate - school admissions tests, according to a new analysis of national data by the researcher whose earlier analyses first summarized the change.

This seems illogical, or at least counterproductive, since research also shows that achievement would rise, achievement gaps would narrow, lifetime income would increase, and economic growth would surge if only we had the courage to identify and then replace the bottom 5 or 10 percent of the teacher quality distribution.

The gender gap also narrowed slightly with 73.1 per cent of girls achieving at least a C grade, compared to 64.7 per cent of boys.

The district's schools have also narrowed the achievement gap in test scores, which NWEA MAP measures show are trending upward.

The achievement gap between white and minority students also is narrower in DoDEA schools than in U.S. public schools.

You could also advocate for «Enrichment Savings Accounts» to help narrow the extracurricular - opportunities gap.

«Given that income inequality in the United States has continued to rise in the 2000s, we expected the gap in school readiness would also continue to grow, but instead it has narrowed,» said Reardon in a statement.

Racial gaps also narrowed during the same time.

Not only in becoming part of the larger conversations about education and research, but also more specifically in regard to narrowing the achievement gap for African American male students.

Tests themselves don't narrow the curriculum; they also can't close achievement gaps.

Gaps in test scores between minority and white students have also narrowed over the past 30 years for some groups, especially Latino students.

«Long - term improvement is also gap - narrowing improvement,» Cheatham said, citing a 36 percentage - point rise for black students in reading proficiency in four years at Lindbergh Elementary School, and a 19 percentage - point gain for black students in reading proficiency over the same period at Glendale.

But there was also some good news: a promising narrowing of gaps in scores between whites and Hispanics and white and blacks in 4th grade math, he said.

Schools where students feel safe, engaged and connected to their teachers are also schools that have narrower achievement gaps between low - income children and their wealthier peers.

The results also suggest that school with positive climates have narrower achievement gaps.

The achievement gap between boys and girls A * to C grades has also widened on last year but narrowed in last week's A-level results.

«It is also encouraging to see the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers continue to narrow and parents, teachers and pupils deserve to be congratulated for their efforts.

It's also more likely to narrow the knowledge gap, which ought to be the number one goal of America's elementary schools.

There is every scientific reason to predict that an intensive focus on oral language development during the classroom reading period in early grades will not only raise reading achievement for all students, it will also help narrow the gap between social groups.

The gap also narrowed between White and non-ELL Hispanic students at both grades in mathematics and reading.

It is also possible that a focus on oral language will narrow the gap for children from impoverished communities and those who are learning English as an additional language.

Lexington Institute scholars Doug Mesecar and Don Soifer write that turning New Jersey's ESSA plan into «improved student outcomes,» as well as «narrowing gaps in student achievement,» depends on the state «effectively getting schools the support necessary to accomplish this crucial work, and also monitoring their progress effectively.»

When James Coleman, the great sociologist of education, analyzed the school characteristics that had the greatest impact on educational achievement and equity, he found that schools with greater academic intensity — a persistent, goal - directed focus on academics — produced not only greater learning, but also narrowed the achievement gap between ethnic groups.30 That such academically focused schools would raise general achievement is obvious since an intense focus on academics is self - evidently the most likely means to raise academic achievement.

Just as we have learned more about the nature of the achievement gap, we have also learned a great deal about how it might be narrowed.

They say that charter schools also are public schools, as well as fully authorized by state law, and they work to narrow the achievement gap for many low - income students who have not thrived in traditional public schools.

Black students across the country experienced gains in school desegregation from the l960s to the late l980s, a time in which racial achievement gaps also narrowed sharply.

KIPP also narrowed 65 percent of its ethnic and income achievement gaps across the available comparisons in elementary school math, science and reading

The program also helped narrow the achievement gap between English learners and English proficient students by 75 % in math and 50 % in reading.

Lexington Institute scholars Doug Mesecar and Don Soifer write that turning New Jersey's ESSA plan into «improved student outcomes,» as well as «narrowing gaps in student achievement,» depends on the state «effectively getting schools the support necessary to accomplish this crucial work, and also monitoring...

By narrowing socioeconomic - based achievement gaps, high - quality universal prekindergarten will not only induce faster growth, it will also reduce income inequality.

The statement also touted the narrowing of the graduation gap between white students and students of color.

Moreover, international experience confirms that it is possible to make progress in closing these gaps: not only have two dozen countries made substantial progress in overall achievement, but 17 countries that exceed US performance levels also have a narrower gap among children of divergent socioeconomic backgrounds.