Sentences with phrase «annual improvement»

Schools are expected to make annual improvements of 3 percent on state tests over the next 15 years, using the gap between current figures and 100 percent.

Overall average student achievement in grades 4 and 8 in both reading and math has grown over the longer term, showing annual improvement in most years.

It placed a clear goal on improvements in student achievement and established a series of actions and penalties for failure to meet annual improvement goals.

Among its several annual improvements as per usual — such as the addition of new animations — its online environment is greatly improved allowing for smoother multiplayer experience.

Furthermore, such annual improvements appear overly optimistic, and would require significantly stronger global economic growth than is likely.

Overall, phase I of the National Program represents a 23 percent improvement in new vehicle pollution standards, an average annual improvement of nearly 5 percent.

Keurig also delivered a 14.1 percent annual improvement in operating income and increased its operating margin by 710 basis points in the last two years behind significant productivity improvement programs.

Performance pay linked to improved test results; financial rewards for school improvement; sanctions for schools that do not meet annual improvement targets; greater competition between schools for students — these are among the «incentives» that governments and education systems use in an attempt to drive school improvement.

Even with an average annual improvement rate of 0.5 %, an estimated 120,000 pupils a year will fail to reach a proficient level of literacy — a total of 1,440,000 children between 2013 and 2025.

These initiatives and others have led to consistent annual improvement in student achievement as measured by state standards (MCAS), national measures (NAEP, SAT), and international tests (TIMSS).

That will require the pace of reduction to more than triple to 7.5 % per year, beginning in 2016, from the 2.3 % annual improvement between 1990 and 2015, the report said.

While you can count on Cupertino to make annual improvements on its iPhones, iPads and MacBooks, 2015 is shaping up to be the year Apple takes bona - fide risks with its product lineup.

Were Louisiana's private school voucher program considered a school system for purposes of analysis, it would have ranked number 9 out of 71 districts across the state in 2015 for annual improvement in the district performance score system — inclusive of test score performance, graduation rates, and other outcome metrics — used by the state to gauge overall district performance.

But Ulrich also had the greatest annual improvement as of October 2012, statistics showed, with the lawmaker compiling an attendance record of about 85 percent.

Andrew Statz, Madison's chief accountability officer, said the report card data will be taken into consideration when crafting the district's annual improvement plans for each school.

Car SUVs (SUVs that must meet car GHG and fuel economy standards) and truck SUVs had the highest annual improvement from MY 2012 to MY 2013 of 1.1 and 0.9 mpg, respectively.

It is expected to produce $ 500 - $ 700M annual improvements over the next several years.

This would translate into an average annual decrease in the country's electricity consumption / GDP ratio of 3.92 %, a substantial increase from the 1.47 % annual improvement assumed by the IEA's BAU forecasts accounting for current German efficiency policies.

Most of the major annual improvements delivered by the Galaxy S9 lineup are on the inside, coming in the form of new chips, improved camera hardware, and extra RAM for the larger model.

A decade ago, 40 percent of the district's schools weren't meeting annual improvement targets, he points out, but now it's one of the top performing districts in the state, despite 60 percent poverty among students.

In addition, IATA, the industry's leading association, announced in 2009 a set of three sequential goals for air transport: (1) a 1.5 % average annual improvement of fuel efficiency from 2009 to 2020, (2) carbon neutral growth from 2020 onwards and (3) a 50 % absolute reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.

A number of countries have used test scores to allocate financial rewards for school improvement, performance pay for teachers, and to identify and intervene in schools that fail to meet annual improvement targets.

> According to the Shaping Energy Transitions report by The Energy Transitions Commission, to limit rising temperatures to below 2 °C, we need to 3 % annual improvement in average global energy productivity through to 2050.

That's a bumpier track than Flaherty had laid out at this time last year, when the annual improvement was more gradual and the target year was more firmly in the black at a surplus of $ 3.4 billion.

One estimate shows that in the first year of reforms, «nearly 6 to 7 million people went below the «poverty line» in contrast to an annual improvement of nearly 10 to 15 million moving above the poverty line over the last decade.»

On the basis of an examination of the relevant figures, one estimate shows that in the first year of reforms, «nearly 6 to 7 million people went below the «poverty line» in contrast to an annual improvement of nearly 10 to 15 million moving above the poverty line over the last decade.»

Keurig also delivered a 14.1 % annual improvement in operating income and increased its operating margin by 710 basis points in the last two years behind significant productivity improvement programs.

By grade six, the average annual improvement is less than three - tenths of a standard deviation.

While Duncan was adamant that testing is critical to measure reading levels and annual improvements, he did admit that «the law is too punitive» and schools need to be granted «more flexibility and autonomy.»

While energy intensity — primary energy demand per unit of gross domestic product — has improved over time, this improvement slowed to 1.7 % in 2017, compared with an average of 2.3 % over the previous three years, and only half the annual improvement rate consistent with delivering the Paris Agreement goals.

For example, the US Senate is now considering a bill which would require a 4 % annual improvement in efficiency starting in 2011, a standard by which we can judge the Bush plan.

For the policy valuation, let's use minimum monthly premiums, an 18 % discount rate and the longest life expectancy estimate to calibrate a mortality table based on the 2008 Valuation Basic Table (Primary, Select & Ultimate, 0.5 % annual improvement).

But not for lack of trying: Near - annual improvements have pushed the iPad family forward, with higher - resolution retina screens, ever thinner bodies, and — with the more expensive iPad Pro — towards productivity and creativity features such as stylus support and a high - end keyboard.

LG helped start the dual - camera rage with the LG V20, and the LG V30 keeps that configuration with some annual improvements.

The national median existing - home prices for all housing types jumped 10.1 percent to $ 177,400 in April from a year ago; the March price showed an upwardly revised 3.1 percent annual improvement.

The national median existing - home price3 for all housing types jumped 10.1 percent to $ 177,400 in April from a year ago; the March price showed an upwardly revised 3.1 percent annual improvement.