Sentences with phrase «eighth graders made»

Eighth graders made the fifth largest gains in math, although that improvement isn't considered statistically significant.

However, only eighth graders made the above 90 % grade.

Arizona also emerged as a leader in closing the achievement gap between white and Hispanic students, with Hispanic eighth graders making an 11 point gain and the gap shrinking significantly by six points.

Eighth graders make progress in NAEP U.S. history tests in 2010.

Not exact matches

As soon as I turned 13, she presented me with my first tube of cherry - red lipstick and my first pair of high heels — three - inch heels they were in those days, and I thought them not only uncomfortable but incredibly hideous — and from then on made me go to church thus shod and painted, indistinguishable from the other eighth - graders whose arms hadn't had to be twisted.

She made the squad as an eighth - grader.

Over the course of their eight years in the grades, children are immersed in a handwork curriculum that includes knitting (beginning with a kitten in the first grade), purling, crocheting, spinning, simple weaving, cross-stitch, four - needle knitting, hand - sewing, felting, needle - felting, doll - making, and culminating with machine sewing, in which eighth graders cap off their eight years by sewing their own pajamas.

Yes, I'm making light of the situation, but these are eighth graders.

They also pointed out how the education department has made recent adjustments to standardized testing, such as reducing the number of questions and testing time on state assessments for students in grades 3 through 8 this school year, and receiving a federal waiver to stop «double testing» in math for seventh and eighth graders through a combination of state and federal testing.

I am proud to have been a part of his efforts with then - Councilman Ignizio to make sure Island seventh - and eighth - graders had yellow school bus service, and I feel privileged to have his support.»

There is more urgency to make changes that would affect students, as third through eighth graders begin taking a second round of Common Core - aligned exams on April 1.

An eighth grader asks how to make the high school admissions process simpler.

Made up of scores from 550,000 fourth and eighth graders from more than 40 countries, the assessment shows a handful of East Asian countries scored among the highest, whereas U.S. students wound up in the middle of the pack.

The day will culminate in a presentation by the impassioned activist who made it all happen — an eighth grader named Hannah Testa.

I have an eighth grader this year - makes me cry.

The film which stars newcomer Elsie Fisher focuses on eighth - grader Kayla as she makes her way through the last week of middle school.

The sharpest gains for these high - performing eighth graders in Texas were between 2000 and 2005, building on the improvement made in math by Texas fourth graders four years earlier.

I know of no valid evidence to make the claim that two out of three eighth graders are below grade level in reading and math.

«We won't have them next year,» laments Skowhegan eighth grader Emily, referring to the fact that the Legislature and governor have made no commitment to provide laptops to other grades.

«She opened up the school by making the morning announcements, visited classrooms and teachers, and also met with a group of eighth graders to discuss social issues, current events (such as Kosovo and Littleton, Colorado), and the challenges of being teenagers in this day and age.

Even though the topic made him sad, an eighth grader named Kevin discovered through this project that he was a writer.

«Tonight, I issue a challenge to the nation: Every state should adopt high national standards and, by 1999, every state should test every fourth grader in reading and every eighth grader in math to make sure these standards are met.»

Vivaneskha, an eighth grader, says that caring makes a difference.

The results from the 2017 National Assessment of Education Progress, also called NAEP or The Nation's Report Card, have been released, and they show that fourth - and eighth - graders have made little to no gains in math and reading since 2015.

For my eighth graders who experienced this as a part of their curriculum, it became a way of handling future conflicts, an understanding of the process to make a change, and an increased awareness of an often hard - to - see problem.

More than 200,000 third through eighth graders sat out New York's standardized tests this year, education officials said on Wednesday, in a sign of increasing resistance to testing as more states make them harder to pass.

In particular, parents need to be actively involved in the decisions their eighth - graders are asked to make about classes they will take in ninth grade and understand the long - term effects of the course decisions (Paulson, 1994).

Fourth - graders have made greater gains than eighth - graders, and eighth - graders have made larger gains than twelfth - graders.

And it made the claim that 70 percent of American eighth - graders read below grade level and that's simply false.

The conservatives who control the board have neutered the teachers union, prodded neighborhood elementary schools to compete with one another for market share, directed tax money to pay for religious education and imposed a novel pay scale that values teachers by their subjects, so a young man teaching algebra to eighth graders can make $ 20,000 a year more than a colleague teaching world history down the hall.

Eighth - graders made incremental improvements in both subjects, though only in reading were they characterized as statistically significant.

But he is simultaneously relieved to have the power to make changes and worried that he won't be able to go far enough if the district doesn't allow him to make outside hires.Quitman a school of 493 pre-kindergartners through eighth - graders in Newark's high - crime, high - poverty Central Ward has become a symbol of Superintendent Cami Anderson's new push to turn around the city's struggling schools by closing down the worst of them and replacing staff at others.

Fourth - and eighth - graders in the United States have made little to no gains in math and reading since 2015, according to results recently released from the 2017 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP).

Eighth - and 12th - graders made similar gains.

The eighth - grader who can not make sense of algebra but has an almost mystical knack with machines is told to stick with the college prep track, because to be a success in life he must go to college and get a B.A..

Finally, results for the ICTA by grade level almost identically mirror those for the TOSRA: While both groups made gains over time, the rate of gain for eighth graders superseded that for seventh graders.

California Department of Education officials want to administer a new statewide science test to all fifth, eighth and tenth graders this spring; a test tailor - made to match the new science standards teachers are following this year.

She also questioned the ability of eighth graders to make decisions that will affect the next five years of their lives.

On this day, all eighth graders can make a choice of where they want to attend high school based on their individual interests.

«Whether it's a handshake or a hug at carpool; a reflection on Sunday's gospel; an inspirational video from YouTube; a read - aloud from an old favorite like the Giving Tree; affirming a member of the community for a good deed; a blessing on a group of students like a CYO team before a big game or the eighth graders prior to taking their high school placement test; a prayer intention for someone who is ill or who has recently returned home to heaven; so many different activities can take place during morning assemblies, but there is only one goal, make God known, loved and served.»

However, controlling for demographics does make the ten - year reading gains for eighth graders almost entirely disappear.

They also were not the only signs proving the city had been making progress, he said: On more difficult federal tests given to a sample of fourth and eighth graders, the city had steadily improved.

Amani Walton, an eighth - grader, said she has been «pushed» since fifth grade to overcome her stutter, make the honor roll and achieve perfect attendance.

The researchers looked at a group of borderline kids, the last few eighth - graders who made the cut - off to go to an elite school and the first few who didn't; that meant there was little if any academic difference between them when they started their freshman year.

In fact, I would bet many investments are not understood by eighth - graders, but again, this is not what makes an investment a poor one.

Once you're educated, much like the eighth - grader who can make an informed decision, you can decide how much you want to put in an FIA.

«It was kind of confusing, but I just kept on reading to see if I could make sense of the words,» said Hartzog, and eighth - grader at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, recalling terms from the book such as deoxyribonucleic acid.

Latino children now make up 21 % of the state's child population and 25 % of Rhode Island public school students — but only 20 % of Latino fourth graders are reading at grade - level, and only 13 % of Latino eighth graders have age appropriate math skills.»

She also coaches the boys» volleyball team, made up of fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders.