Sentences with phrase «more boosted their test scores»

More than 15,000 students avoided repeating a grade and thousands more boosted their test scores substantially.

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And yet those teachers, according to Jackson's calculations, were doing more to get those students to college and raise their future wages than were the much celebrated teachers who boosted students» test scores.

And yet those teachers, according to Jackson's calculations, were doing more to get their students to college and raise their future wages than were the much - celebrated teachers who boosted students» test scores.

A composite measure on teacher effectiveness drawing on all three of those measures, and tested through a random - assignment experiment, closely predicted how much a high - performing group of teachers would successfully boost their students» standardized - test scores, concludes the series of new papers, part of the massive Measures of Effective Teaching study launched more than three years ago.

Many thus far have called for more arts programs ~ which have been proven to boost student test scores and grades across the board.

Labeled as chronically under - performing under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, all electives had been stripped away to make more time for reading and math drills in an effort to boost state test scores.

Students at the same Boston charter high schools that have boosted test scores are also more likely to take and pass Advanced Placement courses and to enroll in a four - year rather than a two - year college.

It should not surprise us that private schooling boosts student attainment more than it does test scores.

The investigation has provided more fuel for the national debate over how charter schools use suspensions, expulsions and other harsh disciplinary practices to weed out students who need extra support and, in so doing, boost the schools» test scores.

In the old testing era, some schools managed to boost scores with test prep drills, but when the new more rigorous Common Core tests came in several years ago, most saw their scores plummet.

Most teachers are paid according to their experience and educational attainment, but as educator Thomas Luschei has demonstrated, there is little evidence that more than 3 - 5 years of experience boost teachers» ability to increase student test scores or grades.

Because the coaches were now accountable to district leaders — who were shielded to some extent from the accountability pressures that principals faced, giving them more freedom to invest in long - term instructional improvement — district - hired coaches were less likely to be assigned to non-coaching duties meant to help boost test scores.

On Thursday, the Harvard journal Education Next will release Edwards» findings that show that later start times, which usually allow teens more sleep, boost test scores significantly.

«Eisner eschewed the more popular argument for the arts — that some research showed music, dance, and painting actually boosted test scores in math and science.

Leaders who clearly explain why technology is valuable, beyond boosting standardized state test scores, are more likely to engage their teachers and create a culture that embraces change.

Grothman says putting more money into the budget for certain positions, such as librarians, is not the answer to boosting low test scores in reading and math.

Despite the boosted output it's claimed to be nearly 30 percent more efficient than the previous version, with an official EU test score of 23.9 mpg.