Sentences with phrase «few special tests»

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What a shame... and standardized testing, what a revolting way to judge the merit of a school system (more specifically ~ an individual educator) I was horrified to find out from a family friend who was a Special Education teacher a few years ago (who is now my sons 7th grade, general Ed., Language Arts teacher), that the BOE pays for the special Ed teachers to go to a 3 day long In Service, instructing them how to get theiSpecial Education teacher a few years ago (who is now my sons 7th grade, general Ed., Language Arts teacher), that the BOE pays for the special Ed teachers to go to a 3 day long In Service, instructing them how to get theispecial Ed teachers to go to a 3 day long In Service, instructing them how to get their Spec.

And in 1992, the U.S. Department of Education found that attending to a child's learning style was one of the few strategies that improved achievement of special education students on national tests.

North Carolina's investment in early child care and education programs resulted in higher test scores, less grade retention and fewer special education placements through fifth grade, research from the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy finds.

The scientists explain this through the special effect of the messenger: «Oxytocin initially reinforces the test subjects» conscious impressions and thus the reaction to the electrical shock, yet after a few minutes, the anxiolytic effect prevails,» explains Prof. Hurlemann.

In the Creativity section (p. 50 - 51) in our «Everything Worth Knowing» special section, we included a sidebar with a few exercises for you to test your own creative chops.

Mirkin says that within a few months his team will have diagnostic tests for several diseases that can be used in a doctor's office, without special equipment.

Just think, you could be just a few clicks away from getting butterflies in your stomach because our compatibility test has matched you with someone special.

Boasting big production budgets and believable special effects, the film also includes positive portrayals of parents, teamwork and a few literary terms that might come in handy on your teen's next English test.

Over the past few years, the districts profiled in the report — the Houston Independent School District, the Sacramento City Unified School District, the Charlotte - Mecklenburg school system in North Carolina, and the Chancellor's District in New York City, a special 25,000 - student district of low - performing schools — have improved test scores and narrowed achievement gaps between minority and white students.

And not only have test scores improved, but fewer students need special education services.

The study, just completed, compared test scores of 46,000 charter school [fourth - grade] students in 20 states and the District — almost every student attending the special schools with fewer restrictions than traditional public schools.

I've also be clear that I believe the reason the test scores are higher is that not only are classrooms sizes small etc. etc. but that AF and other charters are pulling those students that are less poor, speak primarily English, do not go home to households that don't have English as their primary language and have fewer special education needs.

The fact that this charter chain enrolls fewer ELL students, students in poverty, and students with special needs probably does account for any higher achievement as measured by standardized tests.

Meanwhile, compared to high - poverty districts, few, if any, Commonwealth charter schools enroll the same percentage of children from low - income families, children with special needs, or children learning English as a second language — the very students who struggle most with standardized MCAS tests.

And when it comes to the relationship between the Common Core, Common Core testing and the teacher evaluation systems, those who are responsible for speaking up for our children, our teachers and our schools simply say enough is enough and corporate education reform initiatives need to be dismissed and real action taken to reduce the barriers to academic success — poverty, language barriers, and unmet special education needs to name a few.

If Charter schools educate children who are less poor, have fewer language barriers and few special education needs, they will, by default, end up with high standardized test scores.

But better test data will not be enough to improve precision for special education teachers who have very few students or students who are tested by alternative means.

The «improved test results» that they education reforms tout are simply the result of policy changes that allowed these schools to skim off students that are less poor, have fewer language barriers, need fewer special education services or display fewer behavioral problems.

But — mirroring a nationwide shift away from a narrow focus on tests — it offers special help to ones with sagging academics only if they also suspend a high number of students or graduate too few of them.

Principals have to manage, lead, and are held accountable for: common core; technology initiatives; social and emotional learning; referendum initiatives; math implementation; science implementation; special education, community outreach; reading; testing (local and state); effective instruction; transportation; public relations, parent custody issues, residency; student and staff discipline, evaluations; hiring; parent complaints; bullying; safety issues; budgeting; human resources issues; immigration questions / concerns; school safety, visibility in and out of school; championing the never ending requests and demands from the central office (one of the biggest challenges); the constantly increasing demands around social media and communications; and the barrage of emails / texts demanding immediate response 24/7, just to name a few.

Our first test car, a C300 4Matic, also had the $ 2500 Sport package with a lower ride height, larger, cross-drilled front brakes, stainless - steel pedals, sportier seats, a flat - bottom steering wheel, and special front grille treatment; plus the $ 2700 Premium pack with a few goodies otherwise reserved for the C400; and the $ 2690 Multimedia pack that bundles a backup camera (it's still not standard!)

The Miata I tested is a special version of the car - one of only 1,500 that will have black paint, a red leather interior, special wheels, a sports - tuned suspension system and a few minor cosmetic changes.

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Looking at the Lamborghini Huracán LP610 - 4 it is clear the cameo covered prototype that has been captured over the last few weeks didn't hide any surprizes, still wouldn't mind seeing the special wheels from those test cars to make it as an option on the production Huracán.

Maybe that is just me, but for someone who wants to buy something for a special purpose I suggest to lend both from some friend if possible and test both a few days where you will typically use it (both eReader and Tablet).

It sounds like it will be exactly the same hardware as we saw when we tested the Kindle Touch a few months ago, without any of the «special offers» advertising we see in the US on board.

A few days ago, the Android ICS update roll out (which is a special soak test for the members of Motorola's official Xoom Support Forum) has begun for a number of users of Motorola Xoom only.

Those graduating from foreign schools other than Canada and a few select European schools must also take a special examination for foreign graduates as well as a test in English proficiency.

- for Sonic's 25th anniversary last year, Iizuka received a task to deliver some sort of product - the target was «dormant fans» who used to play the SEGA Genesis, but haven't really played any games since - Iizuka met Christian Whitehead, which lead to the creation of Sonic Mania - there was talk of another port, but Iizuka thought fans would desire something new from the old games - this is the first time Iizuka partnered with a team of devs spread across various countries - Iizuka said this team had a greater passion to create - this was in comparison to companies that set decisions on a pre-determined schedule (in meetings, etc)- the team had so many features they still wanted to add after the beta version was complete - since there were only a few spots with text that needed to be localized, they could bring the game to more places quicker - the game has Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish support - the Studiopolis stage is included due to receiving the most requests from the Sonic Mania development team - Iizuka actually considered reducing the amount of stages at one point in order to meet the development schedule - Sonic Mania doesn't really have much in the way of cut content like scrapped stages - since Sonic Mania was only distributed digitally, the team was able to continue working very close leading up to launch - this let them put in practically all ideas, and there are currently no plans for DLC - Iizuka recommended Flying Battery Zone for inclusion becaues he likes the music - he also likes when the player goes inside and outside the ship - Iizuka likes Mirage Saloon because the stage structure will be different depending on the player character chosen - Puyo Puyo gameplay was added because there was a Puyo Puyo game released in the west for the SEGA Genesis - this game was originally called «Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine», and the team thought it would make a fun boss battle - Iizuka didn't have plans to feature Blue Sphere in the special stages - the Blue Sphere special stages were brought over to Mania as a test, but ended up staying for the final game - the team felt the need to continuously connect stages from various eras, which is doe with the Phantom Ruby story - for Sonic Mania, it was decided that the technological limit would be set at SEGA CD, - this is higher than the Genesis but lower than Saturn - in creating a SEGA CD - grade special stage, they would intentionally make SEGA CD - grade polygons

Google is rolling out the features over the next few days, but you can test it out on a special link demonstrating trends for Obama.

Children in the Abecedarian Project had long - lasting positive impacts that led to higher IQ and achievement test scores, fewer grade retentions and placements in special education, higher levels of college graduation and job - holding, and healthier outcomes as adults.