Sentences with phrase «average improvement in»

Student achievement data show above - average improvement in schools in which transformational leadership coaches have worked.

Exceptions to that trend include the District of Columbia and Mississippi, each of which continues to show above average improvement in student achievement in both reading and math in grade 4.

That treasure trove of information enabled the consortium to determine with a high degree of reliability the organizational characteristics and practices that predict whether a school is likely to produce above - average improvement in student outcomes.

«From 2011 to 2014, the average improvement in math proficiency across our schools was 22.5 percent, and reading proficiency improved by 12.6 percent,» reports John Abodeely, deputy director of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Turnaround Arts Initiative.

«Athletes consuming 3 to 7 mg of caffeine through coffee saw an average improvement in endurance performance of 24 percent... [Lead author Simon Higgins] says: «This is helpful for athletes because coffee is a naturally occurring compound.

Patients with relapsing MS had an average improvement in their EDSS score of 0.76, one year after the treatment.

For example, suppose 10,000 patients showed an average improvement in symptoms that was statistically significant compared with another 10,000 who didn't get the drug.

Learning gains are measured by comparing the average improvements in the test scores of pupils, represented by the statistical size of the effect.

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The survey found 69 percent of expats in Switzerland saw an improvement in their work - life balance, while the average expat income in Switzerland was $ 188,275, compared to a global average of $ 97,419.

When the team looked at these numbers — average rate of improvement between third and eighth grade in math and reading — many schools that are traditionally thought of as «bad» suddenly seemed good.

There was some improvement for the middle quintile of recent retirees who saw their average net wealth go up from $ 142,900 in 1989 to $ 239,300 in 2013, but this was still less than the peak of $ 270,700 hit in 2007.

Of the $ 3.2 billion year - over-year improvement, budgetary revenues were up by $ 3.9 billion, primarily due to higher personal income tax revenues (up $ 3.4 billion, reflecting increases in employment and average wages) and employment insurance premiums (up $ 1.6 billion reflecting higher premium rates and an increase in maximum insurable earnings).

That said, the headline index pointed to only a marginal pace of improvement and the latest reading was still below the average since the survey began in late - 2010 (53.0).

But with improvements in medicine and lifestyles, average life expectancy for Americans who reach 65 has risen nearly seven years — to 84.3 for men and 86.6 for women — since Social Security was established.

The indicator is a per capita measure, because a country's total income may rise as its population increases, even though there may have been no improvement in the income level of the average citizen.

VANCOUVER (miningweekly.com)-- Base metals producer Hudbay Minerals has reported a strong 314 % improvement in first - quarter net profit to $ 41.4 - million, or $ 0.16 a share, which came in below average analyst estimates of $ 0.18 a share.

Consumers with excellent credit profiles typically pay interest rates below the 60 month average of 4.21 %, while those with credit profiles in need of improvement should expect to pay much higher rates.

By: Henry Lazenby 3rd May 2018 Base metals producer Hudbay Minerals has reported a strong 314 % improvement in first - quarter net profit to $ 41.4 - million, or $ 0.16 a share, which came in below average analyst estimates of $ 0.18 a share.

Segment Results North America VPG increased 6.9 percent to $ 3,477 in the third quarter of 2014 from $ 3,252 in the third quarter of 2013, driven mainly by an increase in the average number of points purchased per contract, higher pricing and a modest improvement in closing efficiency.

While consumer confidence has also been rising over this period, it remains considerably below average in most countries and there has yet to be an improvement in retail sales overall.

Mobile internet consumption increased at an average rate of 44 % a year between 2010 and 2016, driven by the spread of mobile devices, improvements in technology and greater availability of mobile - adapted content.

We were not thrilled with that aspect of their customer service at all; as a matter of fact the average response time to the questions we submitted was three to four days and improvement is certainly needed in that area..

None of these three price indices adjusts for improvement in the average quality of houses through time.

SNA's margin improvement has been more than enough to offset the drop in average invested capital turns, which have fallen from 1.0 in 2009 to 0.82 in 2017.

These improvements have led to an installed wind capacity of 74,821 MW in the United States, enough electricity to power nearly 20 million average U.S. homes every year.

(«But the improvements in child nutritional status in the 1970s ceased, on average, in the 1980s.

Fully integrated ERP and plant visualisations and reporting deliver an impressive 26 % improvement in average throughputs at Premier Foods Ashford.

Pollo Campero is averaging eight percent same - store sales growth compounded over the past four years and been called the most millennial - driven concept in the United States today thanks to a number of brand improvements.

The peer - reviewed study, commissioned by the Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) and conducted by the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), measures the environmental impacts of a 1 kg industry - average corrugated product manufactured in 2010 and shows substantial improvements over the industry - average product manufactured in 2006, as reported in the industry's first baseline LCA.

For participants who have self - assessed their operations against the 227 best management practices in 14 areas from the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Self - Assessment Workbook, the 2009 report indicates that a majority of the 227 practices showed an improvement in average self - assessment scores since the 2004 report.

In its 2009 Sustainability Report, CSWA reported marked improvement of Energy Efficiency scores since the 2004 baseline report, with vineyards increasing average scores in 7 out of 7 energy efficiency practices and vintners increasing average scores in 7 out of 10 criteriIn its 2009 Sustainability Report, CSWA reported marked improvement of Energy Efficiency scores since the 2004 baseline report, with vineyards increasing average scores in 7 out of 7 energy efficiency practices and vintners increasing average scores in 7 out of 10 criteriin 7 out of 7 energy efficiency practices and vintners increasing average scores in 7 out of 10 criteriin 7 out of 10 criteria.

With a focus on constant improvement of practices and adoption of the latest farming and winemaking technologies, McManis Family Vineyards» water use efficiency measures in the vineyard include the use of soil moisture sensors, flow meters and distribution uniformity tests; while their winery recycles water and averages one gallon of water to produce one gallon of wine.

Returns were limited during the initial phase of a new fund, while improvements were made, but in the longer run the new fund, which would have a longer life than SAF, would target an average 9 per cent total return net of fees, he said.

Traditional crop improvement seeks broadly adapted genotypes to give best average performance under a standard management regime across the entire production region, with some subsequent manipulation of management regionally in response to average local environmental conditions.

If average qualifies as shooting well in his mind, it explains his meager improvement as a player, and also why he looks so disinterested much of the time.

So 2 matches ago and a winnable one against Swansea and dismal performance against united makes Arsene Wenger from saying top 2 is an improvement to 3rd place is not secure yet and i mean what kind of average manager who lacks the interest in football and loves only 4th place is completely unchallenged for his position is the most Job secure man in the world.

The baseline for improvement is low; last season the Rams allowed an average of 2.9 sacks per game, eighth worst in the league.

It's possible we could see a drop in touches for Tayler but a nice little improvement in his per run average, since defenses will be able to key on him less than last year.

I like both Welbeck and Lucas but don't really understand why we got them as Welbeck wasn't an improvement and Lucas was a gamble because he is 28 and only 1 good season (also he hardly starts even though he has performed well) we should have got a WC Forward in past few years Now we have: Alexis, Giroud, Welbeck, Lucas, Iwobi, Ox, Walcott, Akpom, Sanogo, Campbell We are collecting average to good players (except Alexis who is WC) In order to get another WC forward we need to get rid of a few of the above for funds and clear up wagein past few years Now we have: Alexis, Giroud, Welbeck, Lucas, Iwobi, Ox, Walcott, Akpom, Sanogo, Campbell We are collecting average to good players (except Alexis who is WC) In order to get another WC forward we need to get rid of a few of the above for funds and clear up wageIn order to get another WC forward we need to get rid of a few of the above for funds and clear up wages.

Sale has been phenomenal in his inaugural Boston campaign, seeing improvements across the board that have allowed him to average over seven innings per start, basically all of them dominant.

Also when you reference injury luck, essentially every impact player that was injured last year is either not on the roster or still injured, so that incremental improvement is hard to see, probably is actually a new negative for 2018 as Chancellor, Sherman and Avril on average played about half the season, in 2018 it will be 0 games played respectively.

NMSU has shown hints of improvement, but Arkansas State has been hot in Sun Belt play, averaging 47 points per game in six wins.

It's an improvement on last season but it's still way above what the average is for most goals conceded by a team that finishes in the top 4 for the past 12 seasons.

While his goals fell away a touch, there were improvements in other areas: his pass completion percentage moved up to 74 % and he began to win more duels — up to 40 % on average, so there were still signs of a player in development.

It was a well disciplined defensive effort from the team yesterday that makes it just 5 goals conceded in the last 7 league games (we will conveniently overlook the cup mauling by Manchester City); a vast improvement on the average of two goals per game we were shipping previously.

So there has been a huge improvement and they are averaging 1.2 goals per game on home soil this season and they have netted in each of their last three home fixtures.

He has put in several excellent performances, with notable improvements as the season reaches its climax, but these are outweighed by some displays which were average by anyone's standards, and extremely poor by Johnson's own.

In the new survey, parents indicate that their babies wake an average of twice a night, with no improvement between ages 3 and 6 months.

However, in a country where children, on average, get only half of their daily fiber recommendations, it is necessary to examine how improvements can be made.

It is estimated the average annual energy demand to operate the snowmaking system will drop by more than 2 million kilowatt hours (kWh) moving forward; an unprecedented improvement only made possible by the single largest snow gun delivery in Mount Snow's history.