Sentences with phrase «exam were ready for college»

Roughly one - third of those who took the popular college entrance exam were ready for college, based on ACT's readiness benchmarks.

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In contrast, students who were rated proficient on the MCAS math exam had a significantly lower math GPA (2.39) than students scoring in the college - and - career ready group for PARCC in math (2.81); this margin is equivalent to the difference between a «C +» and a «B -.»

Because fewer students passed the test than passed the previous high school exam, the Maryland Board of Education is now considering whether to lower the score needed to pass the test or to issue two different diplomas, one for students who pass the PARCC exam and are ready for college and one for students who get a lower score on the test.

Using student - level data on first - time students who enrolled from fall 2008 to spring 2012 in the University of Alaska (UA) system, this study provides information on the degree to which UA students are considered ready for college coursework based on their exam performance.

In states such as Illinois, where the Council of Community College Presidents adopted a policy in January 2015 to use results on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exams for placement in institutions statewide, these new policies provide students an important signal about whether they are ready for cCollege Presidents adopted a policy in January 2015 to use results on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exams for placement in institutions statewide, these new policies provide students an important signal about whether they are ready for cCollege and Careers exams for placement in institutions statewide, these new policies provide students an important signal about whether they are ready for collegecollege.

Our mandate is to get students ready for college and career, and we are judged on how many of our students are proficient on grade level exams.

«Starting this school year, Louisiana will administer the ACT test series to all public school students in grades 8, 9, 10, and 11 as part of the state's comprehensive plan for continued improvement... Administering the exam in middle school and throughout high school will provide an assessment of student progress that can be used to keep students on track to graduate ready for college and career.

Our research shows that when students achieve a 92 percent attendance rate, earn 11 or more credits and pass at least one Regents exam in ninth grade, they are far more likely to graduate on time and be ready for entry into a college or career path.

In Spring 2016, for example, 67 % of 8th grade students in Michigan failed to earn at least a «Proficient» score on the state's M - STEP Mathematics exam, while 63 % of 11th graders didn't scored high enough on the state's MME exam to be considered ready for success in college or a career.

The Commissioner repeated the often heard claims that the PARCC exams represent a more appropriate set of skills to demonstrate that our students are «ready» for the 21st Century and to measure their «college and career readiness,» but the justifications for those claims have never been subjected to public scrutiny.

Apex Learning's digital curriculum and Adaptive Tutorials can help ensure that middle school students are not only ready for high school, but also prepared for the next exam, the next course and the next steps in college and their careers.

Eventually, students enroll in the local community college on a course - by - course basis once they have passed an exam that indicates they are ready for the experience.