Sentences with phrase «in certain grades»

Only about half of teachers like the idea of continuing the federal requirement that all students in certain grades be tested.

Many schools are finding that classic books that are remedial reading in certain grades are saving money by download the book, rather then paying hundreds for the paperback version.

Bush's calls for an American Achievement Test in certain grades didn't make it through Congress.

Student Testing: Both versions would essentially leave in place the law's annual testing schedule, under which states would have to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and once in high school, plus science in certain grade spans.

This ambiguity is in part a result of the fact that NAEP is administered infrequently and only in certain grade levels.

The difference is a change in the yardstick used to measure «proficiency» — what students in a certain grade level should know and be able to do — rather than a change in how students performed on the tests.

Achievement; growth; social studies in certain grades; growth of students; on - track high school graduation for 9th graders; progress in English - language proficiency; four -, five -, and six - year cohort graduation rates

Some students in certain grades in the 263 districts administering the computer - based tests experienced the delay, accordi...

You can't honestly be claiming that an average level of education (with below - average academic results, for teachers in certain grades / subjects) is adequate for a knowledge - based profession.

The bill, signed into law last year, limits suspensions and expulsions for disruptive behavior in certain grades.

At one point, it looked like Congress might limit the number of tests mandated under the NCLB law (that's annual tests in reading and math in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school, plus science tests in certain grades).

In an effort to end so - called social promotions, Mr. Bush would require students in certain grades to pass statewide tests in order to move up a grade.

At the same time, because many teachers are looking specifically for activities and ideas for students in certain grades, Science Buddies has grade - specific and thematic boards, too.

Chronic absenteeism, proficiency in science in certain grades, proficiency in social studies in certain grades, on track in 9th grade, college - and - career readiness for high schools

No less than 81 percent of all respondents support requiring students in certain grades to pass an exam before they proceed to the next grade, and 85 percent support requiring students to pass an exam before graduating from high school.

Today, the state uses the FCAT both to rate public schools as part of the «A +» accountability plan and to determine whether students in certain grades are promoted to the next grade.

They must also administer nationally normed standardized tests in certain grades.

The GOP plan also eliminates some enrollment rules for the state's voucher programs, which limit enrollment to students in certain grades and authorizes a state charter school office to create charter schools statewide without the approval of local school boards.

In 2003, Mr. Bloomberg ended the practice of «social promotion» in certain grades, requiring students performing at the lowest levels on the tests be held back unless they attended summer school and showed progress on a retest.

The goals of the Commissioner's Network appeared to be to circumvent collective bargaining agreements; to hire outside consultants such as Mass Insight; and to increase the amount of time devoted to a bewildering variety of standardized test packages and pilots (some estimate that there are 37 different standardized tests administered per student in certain grades).

According to the Education Next poll, «Only about half of teachers like the idea of continuing the federal requirement that all students in certain grades be tested.