Sentences with phrase «definition of an adequate education»
The Zarb Commission relied on the set of school districts meeting the Regents» operational definition of an adequate education: 80 percent of their 4th graders passed the math and English exams and passed five of the high - school graduation tests.
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This definition of the objective of an adequate education was consistent with the court's decision on how to interpret the requirement of a sound basic education.
«I don't think our education problems can be solved with more money, but even if you do believe that, Initiative 42 is not the answer,» Callen said, adding that the school funding formula relies on an «arbitrary definition» of adequate funding.
But in 2012, when it became clear that the achievement gap wasn't about to vanish, the Department of Education started giving waivers to states that wanted to devise their own definition of adequate yearly progress.