Sentences with phrase «modest improvement»

While we've seen gains in math achievement, we have seen only modest improvements in reading achievement in grade four, and minimal, if any, in grades eight or twelve.

Rather than tackling another year of modest improvements for student achievement, we are going head on into authentic educational reform.

Participating students usually show modest improvements in reading or math test scores, or both.

Once you begin to take steps to improve your credit score after bankruptcy, you can start to see modest improvements pretty quickly.

He prefers investing in those low - expectation firms, provided they are financially sound, because even modest improvement in their performance can push shares higher.

The study found that ending social promotion helped low - performing students make modest improvements in reading and substantial improvements in math.

Financial markets have evidenced some very modest improvement in credit spreads, but the search for that new equilibrium between risk and reward remains in progress.

He also expects modest improvement in prices — a rise of about 1 percent this year on a national basis.

On the commercial side, continued modest improvement in vacancies, absorption rates, and rent growth is projected for all the major sectors in 2015.

Rather, they find that it either has little effect on traditional district schools or that it seems to spur modest improvement.

One of the many amazing things about money is that modest improvements free up both mental and financial resources.

It's probably reasonable to expect a couple more years of modest improvement and then things may level off a little.

About a third of cats don't benefit from the drug, but another third do show modest improvement in behavior problems.

Even modest improvements in mileage standards for all vehicles are beneficial, but will only delay the eventual increase in emissions due to a larger population.

And if this is what it takes to make modest improvements in achievement levels and reduce achievement gaps, how often can we expect it to happen?

After several years of stalled building sites and declines in spending, the construction industry is starting to see modest improvement.

In keeping with the classic prevention pattern, families in the E group showed modest improvements in parenting and in child outcomes.

But if it turns out that natural gas offers a more modest improvement over coal and oil, as the new EPA data begin to suggest, then billions of dollars of taxpayer and industry investment in new infrastructure, drilling and planning could be spent for limited gain.

«In contrast, recent research has demonstrated that domperidone is well tolerated by breastfeeding mothers and is associated with modest improvements in breast milk volume.

According to the report, the macroeconomic outlook for 2013 is another year of only modest improvement in employment and consumer spending, with overall economic growth held back by slower growth of business investment and a bigger decline in federal government spending.

Yes, the ETS found modest improvements since the previous exercise in the 1990s, but no, the results for certain grades / specialties were still not good.

Results indicate at 6 - month follow - up, reductions were reported in substance use and substance use - related risk factors, as evidenced by modest improvements in family cohesion and conflict levels and by improvements in other areas of ecological functioning (e.g., increases in school / work attendance).

It found trees removed 90.41 tons of toxic pollution per year from the area, which translated into the avoidance of just two deaths and two hospital admissions — a very modest improvement compared with the scale of the problem.

They are also more likely to remain enrolled in school, and they show modest improvements on measures of behavior such as absences and suspensions.

In this scenario, Apple releases the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus — the iPhone 7s and 7s Plus if you prefer — which will feature modest improvements from last year's models, while also rolling out an iPhone X packed with more eye - catching changes.

Over the next 6 months, respondents expect improvements in credit access for prime products, including lower credit prime borrowers, but a more modest improvement for non-QM and little change for rebuttable presumption.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was officially unveiled yesterday, and although it's a fairly modest improvement compared to the Note 7 and Galaxy S8 / S8 +, one of the most notable new features is the phone's dual - camera system.

For example, one study found that capsaicin offered modest improvements to both satiety and food intake choices in 24 men and women (12).

Despite modest improvements in average Metascore and in the percentage of products receiving positive reviews from critics (which rose from 31 % to 39 %), the venerable Japanese company once again finds itself near the bottom of our list.

Instead of spending on a gut renovation — which is far too expensive for typical tax refund amounts — homeowners can instead use their refunds to make more modest improvements to their bathrooms, Bishop says.

Research confirms that, by requiring states that had not previously implemented school accountability systems to do so, No Child Left Behind worked to generate modest improvements in student learning, concentrated in math and among the lowest - performing students — precisely those on whom the law was focused.

The iPhone 8, with its 4.7 - inch display, and the larger 8 Plus, with a 5.5 - inch display, bring modest improvements over the iPhone 7 series.

Currently approved therapies are only symptomatic in nature, providing modest improvements in memory without altering the progression of the disease pathology [4, 5].

Continued positive consumer spending and other solid domestic fundamentals are expected to offset recent market volatility and support modest improvement in U.S. economic growth in the second half of the year, according to Fannie Mae's Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group.

In other areas the Conservatives have made modest improvements relative to Labour on the cost of living (dark blue, centre left) and getting the economy growing.

One study in the Journal conducted by researchers at the CDC finds that even relatively modest improvements — such as providing more latrines and community water pipes and disinfecting water with chlorine — could over the next two decades prevent up to 78,567 cases of cholera.

Though modest improvement is expected across commercial real estate sectors, your clients» needs may change as technology and consumer lifestyles impact their businesses.

Inside, modest improvements like a new infotainment system with the ability to connect to Apple CarPlay provide the updated sports car with the comfort and convenience technologies 911 buyers expect.

As a result, coverage has been improved substantially before 1920, especially over the Pacific, with further modest improvements up to 1950 (Worley et al., 2005; Rayner et al., 2006).

In 2014, IBISWorld expects modest improvement across real estate segments, with an anticipated revenue increase of 4.4 per cent.

While Flannery may achieve modest improvement in GE's numbers, he has not demonstrated he can restore its soul.

Despite a persistent degree of consumer caution and a competitive retail environment, Australia's economic outlook over the coming 12 months will experience modest improvements due to lift in global trade, China's demand for commodities, tourism and growth in Australian household wealth.

The next season showed modest improvements again, resulting in an 11th place finish but a European Cup Winners» Cup semi final and the following summer with the club in a more solid financial position Hoddle made a number of fine signings.

It has also hinted that it may even produce modest improvements in the daily lives of people who have Alzheimer's disease.

If we take the first explanation to be correct, there is a clear contrast between the present finding of an adverse association between weight loss and mood, and trial data that typically show at least modest improvements in depression during clinical weight loss interventions [11], [12](although few trials have a comparable length of follow - up for psychological effects).

State assessment system needs modest improvement.

The engine of the Cyrus remains unchanged from the original donor car, although Mansory are happy to fit a sports exhaust system and sports catalytic converter plus a high performance manifold, liberating another 28 bhp allowing modest improvement to the performance.

Positive effects will include modest improvements in cold - related mortality and morbidity in some areas due to fewer cold extremes, shifts in food production, and reduced capacity of disease - carrying vectors (medium confidence), but globally, positive inlpacts will be outweighed by the magnitude and severity of negative impacts (high confidence).

While this update might seem like a really modest improvement over the first Android 8.0 release, there is actually way more than meets the eye, as the update packs some major fixes and improvements as well as some other small tidbits and changes that should, all in all, improve the overall user experience in various ways.