Sentences with phrase «lowest high school test»

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It found that children of American homeowners scored no better on math and reading tests than renters» kids, nor did they have lower high - school dropout rates.

But with increasing dissatisfaction over the high - stakes testing currently consuming mainstream education; the growing recognition of the many benefits a child receives through experiences with art, movement, and nature; a concern over a reliance on technology by younger and younger students; and the news that leaders in the high - tech industry are touting the lifelong benefits of low - tech Waldorf schools in educating their own children, more and more parents and educators are taking a closer look at the Waldorf approach and what it has to offer.

Table 1 shows clear and highly significant (P <.0001) tendencies for increasing duration of breastfeeding to be associated with higher scores on measures of cognitive ability, teacher ratings of performance, standardized tests of achievement, better grades in School Certificate examinations, and lower percentages of children leaving school without qualificaSchool Certificate examinations, and lower percentages of children leaving school without qualificaschool without qualifications.

A New York City proposal to diversify middle schools on Manhattan's Upper West Side, by setting aside seats for children with low test scores, is facing stiff resistance from parents worried their high - achieving children might lose access to the popular public schools.

In the speech, delivered inside The Mall at Bay Plaza in Baychester, Diaz described the number of Latino and black students admitted to the city's prestigious Stuyvesant High School over the past few years as unacceptably low and called for the creation of new high schools in each borough that would use a portfolio of the students» grades and schoolwork rather than a specialized test to determine who getsHigh School over the past few years as unacceptably low and called for the creation of new high schools in each borough that would use a portfolio of the students» grades and schoolwork rather than a specialized test to determine who getshigh schools in each borough that would use a portfolio of the students» grades and schoolwork rather than a specialized test to determine who gets in.

Billy Easton, Executive Director of the Alliance for Quality Education, points out that test scores dropped much more dramatically in schools with high rates of poverty where school funding is significantly lower.

Fact: schools with high minority populations and low test scores have more teachers with unsatisfactory ratings.

«Cuomo's high - stakes testing regime is designed to fail the underfunded schools and teachers of low - income children in order to privatize the schools and de-unionize and downgrade the teaching profession.

Cuomo's high - stakes testing regime is failing the underfunded schools and teachers of low - income children in order to privatize the schools as charters and downgrade the teaching profession.

IN THEIR CONVERSATION THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT CHANGES SHOULD BE DONE TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO HAVE A HIGHER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE, AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO CURB LOW TEST SCORES.

Those who do not master the language and remain English learners tend to score lower on academic tests and graduate high school at lower rates than their native - English speaking peers.

Karen E. Hansen, M.D., M.S., of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, and colleagues compared the effects of placebo, low - dose cholecalciferol (a form of vitamin D) and high - dose cholecalciferol on one - year changes on total TFCA, bone mineral density, sit - to - stand tests and muscle mass in 230 postmenopausal women (75 or younger) with vitamin D insufficiency.

Based on a study of more than 30,000 elementary, middle, and high school students conducted in winter 2015 - 16, researchers found that elementary and middle school students scored lower on a computer - based test that did not allow them to return to previous items than on two comparable tests — paper - or computer - based — that allowed them to skip, review, and change previous responses.

In addition, the researchers found, men who have low incomes, did not finish high school, lack insurance, or are Hispanic were significantly less likely than men overall to report hearing about the pros and cons of screening via the PSA test, the study found.

The researchers tested the auditory abilities in adolescents from lower economic backgrounds at three public high schools in Chicago.

HIV testing in high - school students has remained at relatively low levels.

Although the participation of Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans in advanced high school mathematics classes increased between 1982 and 1994, their scores in standardized mathematics tests were still lower than those of other students, and the discrepancy did not diminish between 1990 and 1996 (NCES, 1996).

A 2002 study conducted by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine found that elderly patients who consumed the highest levels of selenium had higher cognitive test scores than those who consumed the lowest levels of the element.

Another school profiled is the Denver School of Science and Technology, which enrolls a mostly - minority, 47 percent low - income student population and has achieved «national renown» for its results, including the second - highest longitudinal growth rate in student test scores statschool profiled is the Denver School of Science and Technology, which enrolls a mostly - minority, 47 percent low - income student population and has achieved «national renown» for its results, including the second - highest longitudinal growth rate in student test scores statSchool of Science and Technology, which enrolls a mostly - minority, 47 percent low - income student population and has achieved «national renown» for its results, including the second - highest longitudinal growth rate in student test scores statewide.

The Ninth Grade College Preparatory Academy is a state - ordered spin - off of Sam Houston High School, whose test scores have historically been so low that the state labeled the school «academically unacceptable» for six straight School, whose test scores have historically been so low that the state labeled the school «academically unacceptable» for six straight school «academically unacceptable» for six straight years.

In our study, we randomly assigned second - grade teachers in high - poverty schools that had low performance on state tests to two groups.

America's urban public schools are in trouble: Student test scores are low and dropout rates are high.

States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple - choice tests in reading and math to the neglect of other subject areas and higher - level skills.

Because test scores will be used to penalize low - scoring schools, they will act as high - stakes tests for teachers and administrators especially in schools serving high proportions of poor and minority students.

By NCLB standards, Wildwood went from a low - to high - performing school by developing a data - driven culture that included intensive test prep.

President Barack Obama has often noted in speeches the enthusiasm of Korean parents for their children's education, the high quality of Korean teachers, the number of learning hours that Korean students spend, and the outstanding educational achievements these have produced; for example, top rankings in international academic - achievement tests, and low rates of school dropouts and juvenile delinquency.

This approach allows us to match groups, such as high - gain and lower - gain schools, on performance on novel or inflation - resistant items and examine differential gains on items hypothesized to be most vulnerable to inappropriate test preparation (e.g., item clones).

It has such programs for transportation, reimbursement for high - cost special education students, early - childhood education, literacy programs, kindergarten - development grants, support for students scoring low on state tests (the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System), and school construction assistance.

Even if government accountability is not the norm for government programs, some people may still favor requiring choice schools to take the state test and comply with other components of the high - regulation approach to school choice, such as mandating that schools accept voucher amounts as payment in full, prohibiting schools from applying their own admissions requirements, and focusing programs on low - income students in low - performing schools.

Students who attend middle schools at risk of dropping out of high school As compared to students in K - 8 elementary schools, middle school students also score lower on achievement tests.

While we estimated that, after one year, African - American students scored 7 percentile points higher on the math portion of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills than their peers in public schools, Barnard reports impacts of 6 percentile points for African - American students from low - performing public schools.

While the achievement gap between white students and their low - income, minority counterparts on tests has received a great deal of attention, the gap in high - school graduation rates is even more critical.

Most students use free or low - cost methods to prepare for the college - admissions test, the survey suggests, with an increasing number turning to special courses offered in their own high schools.

The scores used to determine whether students demonstrated proficiency on the test were set too low, resulting in unexpectedly high passing rates for the state's elementary and middle school students.

According to the new Common Core — aligned New York test, it's a low - proficiency - rate, high - growth school.

The authors did find that test score gains for lower - scoring students in lower - performing schools resulted in higher earnings for those students.

So far, high scores on relatively low - bar state tests have served to assure middle - class parents that their traditional public schools are good and their real - estate investments are safe.

The spread of whole - school reform models such as Success for All; the imposition of standards and high - stakes tests; the lowering of class sizes and slicing of schools into smaller, independent academies; the explosion of charter schools and push for school vouchers — all these reforms signal a vibrantly democratic school system.

(Moskowitz and Kittredge define a «persistently failing school» as one in which 10 percent or fewer of the students are proficient in reading and math — or, in the case of high schools, where the same percentage or lower is testing at college - ready levels.)

Looking back, I can see that my colleagues and I were struggling to counteract powerful tendencies that work against high student achievement in urban schools: If teachers work in isolation, if there isn't effective teamwork, if the curriculum is undefined and weakly aligned with tests, if there are low expectations, if a negative culture prevails, if the principal is constantly distracted by nonacademic matters, if the school does not measure and analyze student outcomes, and if the staff lacks a coherent overall improvement plan — then students fall further and further behind, and the achievement gap becomes a chasm.

Despite the higher average education level of their parents, charter school students exhibit lower levels of performance on end - of - grade tests in both reading and math.

American Lessons: When Social Inequality is Educational Inequality Helsinki University Bulletin, June 15, 2012 «According to [Dean Kathleen] McCartney, American public schools have been suffering from low test scores, high dropout rates and problems related to prejudice.

In addition, talented teachers might avoid working in high - needs schools where test scores are low, or could leave the profession entirely.

But the relationship is actually the opposite of what one might expect: while all parents place a high value on teacher quality, low - income parents are more likely to emphasize the importance of school safety, test scores, and discipline.

Using 2015 test - score data and comparing schools with similar percentages of low - income kids, charters outperform DPS - operated schools at the middle and high school level but not at the elementary level, where there are only 10 charters.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

While more dedicated media education in schools would be great, it is little more than a pipe dream in the current climate of low budgets and high - stake tests.

To sum up: 1) low - stakes tests appear to measure something meaningful that shows up in long - run outcomes; 2) we don't know nearly as much about high - stakes exams and long - run outcomes; and 3) there doesn't seem to be a strong correlation between test - score gain and other measures of quality at either the teacher or school level.

Finally, we evaluate the degree to which differences in relative test score performance (or growth) of high - SES versus low - SES students are largely occurring within school districts or across school districts.

A study released earlier this month by Mathematica finds that students attending charter high schools in Florida scored lower on achievement tests than students in traditional public schools, but years later, the charter students were more likely to have attended at least two years of college and also had higher earnings.