Sentences with phrase «broad improvement»

Increased use of standardized testing has failed to spark broad improvement in student performance or stimulate progress in struggling schools, they say.

His third mistake is his remedy which lacks proof that it will bring about broad improvement.

This wide - ranging collection asks what it will take for educational entrepreneurship to foster broad improvement in American schooling.

The high school gains reflected broader improvements in kindergarten - through - 12th - grade achievement this year on the Academic Performance Index.

He also praises charter schools as educational entrepreneurs, free to reimagine what it might take for broad improvement to occur.

Since the overall cohort and each tested subgroup were on average quite large, these schools could only escape a Low - Performing rating through broad improvement in test performance.

79, president of the foundation, «when we developed the conviction that dramatic structural change was going to be necessary in Boston and other urban public school systems in order to generate broad improvement in the academic achievement of the mostly low - income, minority students who populate these districts today.»

Others insist that universal vouchers, available to all families, will have stronger political backing and are the only way to generate the competition between the public and the private sectors that is needed to stimulate broad improvements in school quality.

President Obama's Race to the Top grants helped a dozen states to undertake broad improvement of their schools.

After the four years of ESSA's existence, if broad improvement in the states has not come about, it will be time to reconsider whether simply encouraging state and local innovation is the way to improve the quality of American education.

For instance, Apple is said to have put a refresh of the Home screen, CarPlay updates, and other new features on hold, allowing the software division to focus on broader improvements to stability and performance.

Jul, 2010 3 Comments After a brief retreat in June, the economy is showing broad improvements in the condition, behavior and expectations of consumers, according to Consumer Reports Index for July.

Yet we are still learning about whether these early effects will translate into broader improvements in the longevity of parents» marriages and outcomes for children.

The economists foresee broad improvements for the nation's economy, real estate capital markets, real estate fundamentals and the housing industry through 2014, including:

The First Quarter 2012 assessments show that the largest servicers continue to demonstrate broad improvement in implementation of the Making Home Affordable Program, and have focused attention on remediating past areas of need identified by Treasury through ongoing program reviews.

At the meeting, MAPAQ should announce a strict timeline for broader improvements to P - 42 such as strong penalties for animal abusers and increased enforcement capacity in Quebec.

In this report, we take the analysis a step further, formulating research - informed recommendations for statewide actions — policies, investments, and expansion of best practices — that have potential to address performance gaps and contribute to broad improvement in student outcomes.

A broad improvement in market internals on our measures would not relieve the obscene overvaluation of the equity market, but it would suggest a return to speculative investor preferences and would reduce the immediacy of our downside concerns.

A surgical collaborative of hospitals across Florida resulted in broad improvement in the state, helping most hospitals significantly improve, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Four Presidents, numerous state governors of both parties, business leaders, and others have advocated for high state academic standards to bring about broad improvement.

Neither outside intervention produced the broad improvement in the schools that was originally envisioned.

The irony is that NCLB, the remedy for Title I's deficiencies, has itself not produced the broad improvement in student academic achievement that George W. Bush and his congressional allies promised.

Growth in home sales and prices is contributing to a broader improvement in the overall economy, aided in part by current homeownership tax treatment.

The broad improvement in all components and regions is further evidence of the breadth of the recovery.