Sentences with phrase «because state test scores»

Because NYC schools risk receivership and even closure based on test scores, because state test scores are the variable used in awarding free SHSAT preparation, because the city publishes school - wide score averages in its own guidance materials for parents and because NYC School Reports literally center their definition of «great schools» on student test scores, test prep continues to feature prominently in city public school curriculum, beginning as early as kindergarten, no matter how much the mayor publicly claims to «de-emphasize» it.

Not exact matches

The state's propensity to assign individuals identities through voter registration lists and social security numbers or more generally to reinforce conceptions of individual rights serves as an example; the roles of educational systems (through individualized test scores) and professional careers (organized around cumulative skills attached to the individual's biography) provide further examples.7 This work is important because it shows the dependence of self - constructs on markers in the culture at large: the self is understood not only in terms of internal development but also as a product of external reinforcement.

The state labeled Hughes a «persistently low - achieving» school in early 2010 because of its low test scores, and despite an infusion of state funding and efforts to turn it around, it has not markedly improved, district Chief Academic Officer Laura Kelley said.

Because each state selects its own testing system and sets its own passing scores, there is no direct way to compare the proficiency levels established by one state against the others.

Because most students enter charter schools before the 3rd grade when state - mandated testing begins, only 36 percent of applicants in our study have prior test scores on record and this group is not representative of all applicants.

Because only about 15 percent to 30 percent of teachers instruct in grades and subjects in which standardized - test - score data are available, some states and districts have devised or added additional tests.

Because these assessments are likely to include some tasks that many students had little exposure to prior to 2010, and because the expectations for student performance represented by the standards are considerably higher than in many states» previous standards, the test scores are expected to be lower than in thBecause these assessments are likely to include some tasks that many students had little exposure to prior to 2010, and because the expectations for student performance represented by the standards are considerably higher than in many states» previous standards, the test scores are expected to be lower than in thbecause the expectations for student performance represented by the standards are considerably higher than in many states» previous standards, the test scores are expected to be lower than in the past.

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: South Dakota continues to score poorly in this category, partly because it is one of only six states that do not test teachers at all before they earn their licenses.

Because the state has not yet identified students for retention, the test scores of students the first time they are in the 3rd grade are not affected by any change in the student cohort resulting from the retention policy.

The reporters provide the reader with a host of mostly misleading state - provided test - score data, because the State of New York mis - constructed the proficiency scales on its statewide tests, thereby rendering interpretation of scores over time virtually impossstate - provided test - score data, because the State of New York mis - constructed the proficiency scales on its statewide tests, thereby rendering interpretation of scores over time virtually impossState of New York mis - constructed the proficiency scales on its statewide tests, thereby rendering interpretation of scores over time virtually impossible.

(Because the state's math test was more difficult than its reading test, low math scores were almost always the main obstacle to improving a school's rating.)

Putting a finger on exactly which policy changes produced the test - score improvements is remarkably difficult, because the state adopted a wide array of policies that may have had a beneficial effect.

State efforts at carrying out requirements to test English - language learners under the No Child Left Behind Act are receiving increased scrutiny, as hundreds of schools across the country fail to meet goals for adequate yearly progress at least in part because of such students» scores.

But whenever the rate at which students were excluded from the NAEP because of a disability or lack of language proficiency moved in the same direction as that state's NAEP scores (in other words, an increase in test scores coupled with an increase in test exclusions), Amrein and Berliner declared the results contaminated and simply tossed out the state as inconclusive.

This is because no amount of getting standards «right» will make much difference when states and districts are calling for teachers to spend their time raising scores on tests that do not match the standards anyway.

Because our students» test scores went up significantly in 2000 and 2001, all the employees at my school received an extra $ 600 last year, and a $ 50 bonus this year (the low amount this year being due to severe state budget shortages).

Supporters also point to high test scores, but the editorial claims «there is no way to accurately compare voucher [sic] students with Florida public school students» because the latter are required to take the state achievement test while the former are required to take one of several national achievement tests, such as the Stanford Achievement Test or Ptest scores, but the editorial claims «there is no way to accurately compare voucher [sic] students with Florida public school students» because the latter are required to take the state achievement test while the former are required to take one of several national achievement tests, such as the Stanford Achievement Test or Ptest while the former are required to take one of several national achievement tests, such as the Stanford Achievement Test or PTest or PSAT.

Of course I was predisposed in that direction because I'm a huge admirer of Eva Moskowitz's Success Academy charter schools — more than 40 of them now, in four boroughs of New York City — which are knocking the top off state test scores and providing terrific educational alternatives for thousands of youngsters, mostly poor and minority, who would otherwise be stuck in some of the country's worst urban schools.

The 1,290 - student district, already on probation because of dismal student test scores, will be taken over by the state of Mississippi if those scores don't...

The state PTA argued that setting cut scores after test results were known reduced trust among parents and teachers because «policy makers can set proficiency levels to make any case they choose.»

And California's state testing system will not report scores next year because of the transition to Common Core standards, which will make it even harder to track progress.

No longer will schools be threatened with takeover by the state strictly because of test scores.

Evaluating teachers by test scores is not part of Common Core, but it's been linked to it because of money the Obama administration gave to states as part of its Race to the Top grant program.

Maryland's scores on a national reading test may have been inflated because the state's schools excluded a higher percentage of special - education students than any other state, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.

In New York, and in other states that have introduced the Common Core irresponsibly, test scores for the current school year «will fall, not because there is less learning but because the tests are evaluating skills and content these students haven't yet been taught.»

The committee concluded that moves by many states in recent years to require teacher candidates to pass basic - skills tests have failed to improve the quality of students entering the profession because passing scores have been set too low.

Results from 8th grade reading and writing exams in New York state have been delayed because of a scoring problem by the same testing company whose errors in 1999 mistakenly sent thousands of New York City students to summer school.

Are states not fully embracing such options because they are more complex and have higher training costs than simply using test scores?

Because they have spent little on developing robust data systems that can monitor student achievement and teacher performance means (and thanks to state laws that had banned the use of student test score data in teacher evaluations), districts haven't been able to help those aspiring teachers by pairing them with good - to - great instructors who can show them the ropes.

This makes static test scores poor measures of a school's overall performance because students perform better on state tests the longer they are enrolled.

Bill Roberts writes in The Idaho Statesman on September 13, 2013 that teachers throughout the state of Idaho are unable to make good use of a much heralded Schoolnet data system because test score data arrive months too late and because some of the data is riddled with errors.

Those rates, however, were inflated because the tests became easier and easier, which New York State recognized and corrected the following year by racing the cut scores.

«We know that the test is going to be more difficult, so we think it's important for us, and for that matter all states that are in the middle of this transition, to ensure that when scores drop, educators and families know that it's not because students are performing worse but because we're being honest with them,» said Markell.

Last year, Washington became the first state to lose its waiver from some of the strictest requirements of that law, known as the No Child Left Behind Act, because lawmakers here refused to require school districts to use student test scores as part of evaluating teacher effectiveness.

Because state legislators, at the behest of the National Education Association's affiliate there, refused to pass a law back in February allowing the use of test score growth data in teacher evaluations.

Many of these students can not be exited from the ELA program because, in spite of scoring the maximum score in the ACCESS test, they do not have the rest of the body of evidence (grades, state test scores) DPS requires to get them exited due to lack of work ethic, motivation or teachers who know how to teach this type of long term ELs.

Chavez was not identified as a low - performing school by the state because of higher test scores, but students didn't appear to show as much improvement as other schools.

The attention to each state's annual assessment has led some to refer to these tests as «high stakes» because important decisions about students could result from state test scores.

The tests must also be able to evaluate the validity and reliability of future questions because if the state is going to mandate the dismissal of teachers and principals based on student test results, or ruin their reputation by posting their scores in the newspaper, then it must also require that the tests be designed to stand up in court (whether or not they ultimate do stand up is still an open question).

Westinghouse's performance was not captured in the new federal analysis; none of the SIG schools in Pennsylvania are part of the study because the state high school exams changed in 2013, making it impossible to compare test scores over time.

Since districts are locked in to certain state tests (sbac), that would mean district tests would be first to go... which all adds up to more time spent prepping for edreformer backed tests because there will be a heavier reliance on those scores.

Liz Rosenberg, a parent at the rally, stated that because questions and answers are not released after the test, she feared students like her fourth grade daughter would not know how to improve her test scores (Bobkoff, 2014).

Arun Ramanathan of Oakland - based The Education Trust - West, who has reviewed waiver requests from four states, said the bill would fail in part because it does not require state standardized test scores to measure students» academic growth.

They say test scores at Washington would likely drop this year and earn the school a D, in large part because of students who transferred from the four IPS schools taken over by the state.

Although my example is both fictitious and extreme, it illustrates an important point: In real - world school evaluations, students will often improve on state - mandated tests, sometimes dramatically, but the improved scores will not influence a school's AYP status because those students» scores don't cross the proficiency point.

States and districts mostly have opted to look at student growth, as opposed to raw test scores, because raw scores can disadvantage teachers with large numbers of low - income, limited - English or special needs students, who tend to score lower on standardized tests.

The opposition was further emboldened when the state announced this summer that the test scores on which Mr. Klein's accountability system hinged were inflated because the exams had grown too easy to pass.

More than $ 40 million in federal grants awarded to some of Colorado's lowest - performing schools as part of a massive national turnaround effort is producing mixed results, with state officials suspending funding for five schools because of declining test scores.

In an interview, Castrejón said GPSN relied on schools that applied for the grants to self - report their test scores because GPSN did not have access to this data for magnet centers located on a traditional school campus because the state combines the students» scores.

For example, because the state is adopting a new standardized testing system, it didn't report English and math scores for 2013 - 14, and may not have figures from its first round of testing until after the 2015 - 16 LCAPs are due.