Sentences with phrase «demographic subgroups»

Let me restate the essence of the compromise I'm suggesting: If everybody's schools use the same academic targets and metrics to track their academic performance — duly reported by demographic subgroup, perhaps by individual classrooms, too — and if everybody has access to this information via a transparent reporting system, a powerful case can be made for getting «big government» to back away from managing schools.

2001 brought passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, a momentous reauthorization of the ESEA, declaring not only that every single student should become «proficient» in math and reading, but also that every school in the land would have its performance reported, both school wide and for its student demographic subgroups, and that schools failing to make «adequate yearly progress» would face a cascade of sanctions and interventions.

«Our data show that the risk of hospitalization for asthma related to extreme weather varies across demographic subgroups in Maryland.

The odds of having comorbid disorders were higher than expected by chance for most demographic subgroups, except when base rates of disorders were already high or when cell sizes were small.

Though the overall homeownership rate has fallen to about its 1994 level (before home values started their sharp ascent), homeownership rates for several key demographic subgroups have sunk below their 1994 levels.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released data today on a dedicated website from six studies reflecting a two - month period in response to a requirement under the «FDA Action Plan to Enhance the Collection and Availability of Demographic Subgroup Data» to make transparent the percentage of female and minority participation in clinical trials for medications intended for all populations.

When Ladabaum et al grouped respondents to the most recent NHANES survey by race / ethnicity and age, they found that more than 50 % of the workforce - aged adults in eight demographic subgroups reported no leisure - time physical activity.

Winerip returned to North Carolina in his October 8, 2003, column, this time to bemoan the arbitrary demographic subgroup size of 40 (the minimum number of students that must be in the subgroup for the school to be held accountable for that group).

The greatest weakness of an algorithmic rating of schools is the sense of educators and communities that such calculated ratings omit critical context, especially around the judgment of schools for having low - performing vulnerable demographic subgroups.

The survey includes several split - sample questions, as well as an extensive breakdown of results by various demographic subgroups.

Graduation rate increases were even more pronounced among most the state's demographic subgroups including:

That increase was seen across all major demographic subgroups in the state, except for students with disabilities, whose graduation rate declined from 67 percent to 66 percent.

Student demographic and assessment data has long been shared as part of the accountability process; it's how states gauge their performance and the performance of demographic subgroups against each other and national norms.

The first displays proficiency rates on the English Language Arts assessments in grades 3 - 8, overall and for particular demographic subgroups.

If you're surveying in your own school or classroom, consider: How do student experiences compare across demographic subgroups, such as students of different genders or races?

The AIS Team reviews disaggregated data for each grade level and for all student demographic subgroups and then makes recommendations to address identified challenges and needs.

The analysis also revealed that well over 100,000 students across the state belong to key demographic subgroups that scored poorly on the test but won't get help.

Objective To estimate 6 - month prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders among juvenile detainees by demographic subgroups (sex, race / ethnicity, and age).

«Because our findings strongly suggest that attending public pre-K helps to promote information access and test taking for gifted and talented programs, with the advent of universal pre-K, the New York City Department of Education has an even greater chance to provide information about public educational opportunities to many more children across all demographic subgroups,» said Weinberg.

Among other mandates, the law, which is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, requires states to report test scores by demographic subgroups and document that schools make «adequate yearly...

ESSA also continues to require states to disaggregate and report the results for a variety of demographic subgroups.

High - needs students in a school or district are often placed in a demographic subgroup for purposes of comparing their academic performance with those of other students.

During the transformation, Fruita Middle School was the only middle school in the district recognized for achieving student growth above the state median in every tested subject, in all grades, and with every demographic subgroup of students measured by the State of Colorado.

Analysis of 9th grade suspension data finds that black students, students who are economically disadvantaged, and special education students are three demographics subgroups that are disproportionately suspended, both in the frequency of suspensions and the duration in number of school days lost.

The school's student achievement data shows growth in all student demographic subgroups, most notably closing the achievement gap for Hispanic learners.

On pretty much every measure you can think of, the schools have improved not only for students overall but for every demographic subgroup.

Now, with the passage of a new, equitable education funding formula and the implementation of Illinois» state plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Report Card will soon display additional information on district spending, and school spending, and student growth and performance broken down by demographic subgroups.

This framework was then validated in the U.S. data for all demographic subgroups of the sample and across multiple waves of data, using multiple analytic strategies.

To estimate 6 - month prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders among juvenile detainees by demographic subgroups (sex, race / ethnicity, and age).