Sentences with phrase «improving at an annual rate»

Students in three countries — Latvia, Chile, and Brazil — improved at an annual rate of 4 percent of a standard deviation, and students in another eight countries — Portugal, Hong Kong, Germany, Poland, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Colombia, and Lithuania — were making gains at twice the rate of students in the United States.

Students in three countries — Latvia, Chile, and Brazil — are improving at an annual rate nearly three times that of the United States, and students in another eight countries — Portugal, Hong Kong, Germany, Poland, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Colombia, and Lithuania — are making gains at twice the rate of students in the United States.

Not exact matches

Residential rents across Dubai registered no change during the first quarter of 2018, helping improve the annual rate of change to -3.1 %, from -7.7 % at the end of last year.

«We were really surprised and disappointed because we had hoped that limiting pacifiers would improve breast - feeding rates,» says Dr. Carrie Phillipi, an associate professor of pediatrics at OHSU and co-author of the study, which was presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Boston.

The debt situation has improved, with the annual average rate of debt accumulation of 36 % in recent years declining to about 13.6 %, as at September 2017.

The debt situation has improved, with the annual average rate of debt accumulation of 36 % in recent years, declining to about 13.6 % at September 2016.

We improved our reading pass rate at Clark Elementary School, in Charlottesville, Va., from 56 percent to 78 percent and our math pass rate from 63 percent to 82 percent on our Virginia Standards of Learning assessments, meeting all of our federal Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) for each of our subgroups and gap groups in just one year.

«To construct / renovate classrooms, restrooms / school facilities to improve the quality of education at Brittan Elementary School, build a gymnasium for school and community use; repair, construct, acquire classrooms, sites and equipment, shall this Brittan Elementary School District measure be adopted to issue $ 4,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, levy approximately 3 cents / $ 100 assessed value, generating approximately $ 260,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits, independent citizens» oversight, NO money for salaries, all money staying local?»

«To improve the quality of education; make health and safety improvements; modernize / construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities: and improve P.E. fields and facilities; shall Laton Joint Unified School District issue $ 7,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, averaging $ 421,000 annually as long as bands are outstanding at a rate of approximately 6 cents per $ 100 assessed value, with annual audits, an independent citizens» oversight committee, no money for salaries, and funding that can not be taken by the State?»

From where EdTrust sits, the uproar over the Florida plan (and similar plans like it) also ignores its contention that Cut the Gap in Half actually forces states, districts, and schools to work harder because they must improve achievement for poor and minority students at annual clips greater than the average rate.

The Gold Card has at least some exclusive benefits and features which make up for its high annual rate of $ 160, as well as a better points earning rate that helps users improve return they get on each dollar they spend.

At a P / E10 level of 8.7 (and an 11.5 % earnings yield), a fixed allocation of stocks and TIPS (with annual rebalancing) improves the Calculated Rates to 7.58 % with 50 % stocks and 9.53 % with 80 % stocks.

Global primary energy intensity improved at 2.1 percent a year in 2012 — 14, still short of the SEforALL objective of a 2.6 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over 2010 — 30.

You can also save money on car insurance by paying your annual premium all at once, increasing your deductible amount, improving your credit rating, and driving vehicles with permanently installed safety features, for instance.

Annual data shows that overall adoption timeliness is improving; the speed of matching is also improving, albeit at a less rapid rate.

Macroeconomic conditions improved through the first half of 2015, with the U.S. gross domestic product advancing at an annual rate of 3.

Phoenix continues to lead those cities with improving trends, posting a 2.5 percent monthly increase in April, as well as the highest annual rate of return amongst all 20 cities at +8.6 percent.