Sentences with phrase «annual math»

Annual math gains between 2007 and 2010 were almost 6 percentage points, while reading gains averaged more than 8 points per year.

Instead, concentrate on using specific verbs and accomplishments, such as «improved students» scores on annual math achievement tests for three years in a row» or «Developed students» language skills through weekly video conference with sister school in Mexico.»

The new legislation is named the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and while it will not immediately have drastic impact, it will significantly shift the focus and responsibility for student achievement to state and local educators and administrators, while maintaining the requirement of annual math and reading assessments in grades three through eight and again in high school.

When the federal government first required states to administer annual math and reading tests as part of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), it was not possible to calculate growth measures in all states.

If you factor in the $ 95 annual the math looks like $ 95 /.0378 = $ 2,513.

On a day when party labels had the other chamber in turmoil, a surprisingly unified House overwhelmingly passed a version of President Bush's education reform plan last week that would for the first time tie federal aid to school performance on annual math and reading tests.

Beginning next spring, students in grades three through eight will spend two days instead of three on each of the annual math and English assessments given statewide.

Students can prepare for New York's annual math and English tests by practicing the following essential skills and strategies.

New York City students in grades 3 through eight made modest gains on the state's annual math and English exams, outstripping gains made by students in the rest of the state, according to statistics released on Aug. 8 by the state Education Department.

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• Some schools switched to Pearson's Connect Math and its ReadyGen ELA curriculum, both on the DOE's recommended list, simply because they're published by Pearson, which also produces New York's annual math and ELA tests.

It preserves the annual math and reading testing for students and the requirement that scores, broken down by race, income and special needs, be made public.

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