Sentences with phrase «make the adequate yearly progress standard»

Central High did not make the Adequate Yearly Progress standard under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and less than 20 percent of its students score «proficient» on state standardized math tests.

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[23] The designated ESEA requirements that can be set aside in states that obtain such waivers include some of the most significant outcome accountability requirements, such as the requirement that states set performance standards for schools and LEAs aiming toward a goal of 100 percent student proficiency in reading and mathematics by the end of the 2013 - 14 school year and take a variety of specific actions with respect to all schools and districts that fail to make adequate yearly progress toward this goal.

To make «adequate yearly progress» under the law, schools must show that increasing numbers of students can meet state standards, no matter what their race or poverty level.

One recent study, in fact, found that nearly one - third of states have lowered their academic proficiency standards in reading and mathematics to make it easier for schools to make adequate yearly progress under NCLB (Dillon, 2009).

States will be able to override NCLB requirements such as the mandate for 100 percent proficiency by 2014 and making the measure of «adequate yearly progress» by raw performance instead of growth, instead creating their own accountability systems with higher standards.

For example, only one quarter of schools managed by large cyber-school provider K - 12 Inc. are making «Adequate Yearly Progress» under federal standards.