Sentences with phrase «grade school kids reported»

In Tiverton, a whopping 86 percent of grade school kids reported they had been bullied, and in Narragansett, the statistic was 83 percent.

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When I was a kid I went to the kind of elementary school where there was no homework, no tests, no report cards, no grades (are you still with me?)

The Afterschool Alliance, an information clearinghouse and advocacy group, reports kids who participate in after - school programs have better school attendance, higher grades and loftier aspirations about graduation and college attendance.

Making STEM a Part of Everyday Life U.S. News & World Report, 5/6/14» «How do we, starting in the middle grades, give kids more exposure to the world on a systematic basis, so that by the time they arrive in high school, they are in a position to know how their interests and strengths align with careers so they can make intelligent choices about their career pathways?»

But it also includes entries like the School of Arts and Sciences in Tallahassee, Florida, which features interdisciplinary learning, portfolios, and multi-age classrooms, and does without grades, report cards, or kids sitting in rows.

Even though, as NPR reports, in some classes as many as over 50 % of children are performing above grade level, unofficially, school principals and superintendents tell parents that if their kids are bored, that's what Gifted and Talented programs are for.

For example, Keith Lance reports in the 2000 Colorado study, How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: «Schools with well - developed library media programs average 10 % to 15 % higher on fourth grade reading scores and 18 % higher on seventh grade reading scores than schools where libraries are less devSchools with well - developed library media programs average 10 % to 15 % higher on fourth grade reading scores and 18 % higher on seventh grade reading scores than schools where libraries are less devschools where libraries are less developed.

Mulgrew stated that both State Education Commissioner John King and Chancellor Dennis Walcott told him they were against standardized testing for pre K to grade 2 but Mulgrew went on to say that 36 schools were giving bubble tests to kids of this age and that he talked to a teacher who reported that some of these students could not even hold a pencil.

Students enrolled in WINGS for kids after school program have significantly higher math & reading scores, better grades, improved school attendance, and reported higher self - esteem and less anxiety than non-WINGS students.

More than a Dozen States Report Trouble With Computerized Common Core Tests / / Washington Post Grading the Common Core: No Teaching Experience Required / / NY Times Mayor Scott Lang [Democrat] Launches Sharp Criticisms of PARCC citing that Commissioner Chester «miscalculates the problem of unfunded liability, when kids fall off the school system and become wards of society.»

School districts reported 23,000 homeless kids in grades K - 12, for last year's schoolSchool districts reported 23,000 homeless kids in grades K - 12, for last year's schoolschool year.