Sentences with phrase «low test scores led»

For almost two decades, scores on math and reading tests have dominated how success was defined in American schools; low test scores led to the restructuring — and in some cases closure — of schools across the country under No Child Left Behind law.

For almost two decades, scores on math and reading tests have dominated how success was defined in American schools; low test scores led to the restructuring — and in some cases closure — of schools across the country under No Child Left Behind.

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In addition, teachers whose students» test scores are consistently low; those who have failed to secure their teaching certificates on time; those who haven't had a permanent position for six months or more; those who've faced department probes leading to substantiated allegations of misconduct; and those granted an extension regarding tenure could also be dismissed.

The lawmakers, concerned with a backlash not just from the teachers but in some cases from vocal parent - constituents, appear to have followed the union's lead: The moratorium, which has been a major legislative priority of New York State United Teachers, would essentially hold harmless teachers, principals and students from low test scores on Common Core - aligned exams for two years.

In a study of structural brain connectivity led by the University of Illinois at Chicago and UCLA, those participants with anorexia nervosa who scored lowest on a test measuring their ability to form insight had more connective abnormalities than other patients in brain regions linked to error detection and conflict monitoring as well as self - reflection.

Both are further prone to school problems leading to special placement in LD, BD, or MR classes, and lower scores on intelligence tests.

Concern over low test scores often leads to misguided recommendations for educational segregation of multilingual children, and can prompt excessive referral of multilingual children to speech - language pathology clinics, she said.

When it comes to math, the problem may be worse — many students experience math anxiety, low self - confidence, or overwhelming amounts of academic pressure, which can disrupt learning, leading to lower grades and test scores.

For too many policymakers, student achievement is defined solely by test scores in reading and math, which has led in turn to the disappearance of the arts, particularly in low - performing schools.

In a few districts, district and school leaders reported that analysis of trend data by district and / or state assessment specialists had led to the identification of early indicators of students academically at risk, based on test scores or other factors (e.g., family circumstances), in lower grade levels.

A 2017 multi-state review of voucher programs by Carnoy with the Economic Policy Institute found that students in voucher programs scored significantly lower than traditional public school students on reading and math tests and found no significant effect of vouchers leading to improved public school performance.

However — and its a big however — the three factors that lead to lower test scores are poverty, language barriers and lack of parental involvement (often linked to the first two).

Impairment to language acquisition because of excessive noise during classroom instruction also can lead to deficits in reading skills according to a study by Evans, G. W. and Maxwell, L. First - and second - grade students exposed to chronic noise scored lower on standardized reading tests taken in quiet conditions.

Remarkably, they cited falling SAT scores as evidence of decline — at a time when many more college - bound students were taking the test, leading to lower average scores.

In all three districts, low test scores and fiscal mismanagement led to the replacement of the superintendent, central office administrators, and the local school board by a new, state - appointed superintendent with broad powers to implement reforms.

Test scores were rapidly declining, low teaching salaries and poor teacher training programs were leading to a high turnover rate among educators, and other industrialized countries were threatening to outpace America's technological superiority.

But now, just a year later, Pryor is saying that although he knew the shift to the Common Core was taking place and despite the fact that shifting to the common core would lead to lower test scores on the Connecticut Mastery Test, he still spent $ 25 million or more conducting the 2013 Connecticut Mastery Test and never once suggested that teacher evaluation plans would need to take into account the news that at drop in scores was not a reflection of a teacher's performatest scores on the Connecticut Mastery Test, he still spent $ 25 million or more conducting the 2013 Connecticut Mastery Test and never once suggested that teacher evaluation plans would need to take into account the news that at drop in scores was not a reflection of a teacher's performaTest, he still spent $ 25 million or more conducting the 2013 Connecticut Mastery Test and never once suggested that teacher evaluation plans would need to take into account the news that at drop in scores was not a reflection of a teacher's performaTest and never once suggested that teacher evaluation plans would need to take into account the news that at drop in scores was not a reflection of a teacher's performance.

We know that the factors that lead to lower standardized test scores are poverty, language barriers and lack of parent or guardian involvement.

She wrote that «since teachers face pressure to improve scores and since poverty - stricken students generally underperform on high - stakes tests, schools serving low - income students are more likely to implement a style of teaching based on drilling and memorization that leads to little learning.»

Pressed about claims that the ASD's test scores are lower than Neely's Bend's, Barbic said with one in five students at or above grade level, an intervention is necessary and contends LEAD's presence in two other Nashville Schools are cause to believe they can turn Neely's Bend around.

Does scoring well in a crash test (like the IIHS's small overlap crash test) lead to lower or higher insurance rates?