Sentences with phrase «much higher literacy»
When Zena Carusi - Lees realised Balmoral State High School could be achieving much higher literacy results, she implemented a new system to effect change.
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We are thrilled they are expanding our reach in Las Vegas with a third library so more children in Clark County can be positively impacted by access to much - needed high - quality books and literacy resources,» says Amanda Hirsh, executive director, Books for Kids.
A first - of - its - kind study by Michigan State University researchers found that early childhood educators» self - reported ability and enjoyment was high for literacy, but much lower for science and math.
He wants the feds to provide funds for adolescent literacy programs and state data systems; to ensure that every school is staffed by «skilled» teachers and principals; for district efforts to «personalize the educational experience»; and much more; and he calls on Congress to establish «meaningful high school accountability» (though the details are vague).
And, according to international comparative tests (PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment, PIRLS — Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, and TIMMS — Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study), «children with at least two years of preschool achieve much higher scores at age 15 than those who attend no preschool or only one year».
It is a well - known fact among historians like David McCullough that the literacy rates prior to compulsory schooling were much higher in states like Massachusetts.
«That's not satisfactory and a lot more has to be done during the university phase to develop their numeracy and literacy to much higher levels.»
The disconnect is driven primarily by early literacy data, which carried a much higher weight than ever before on the SPF.
I am excited to participate in and to contribute to the very much - needed dialogue concerning assessment literacy for all educators from Pre-K through higher education.
Gordon MacInnes shows that it's possible for high - poverty schools to do a much better job of teaching low - income youngsters to read, through the tale of how a package of reforms, including high - quality pre-K and intensive, data - driven literacy instruction in the early grades, dramatically improved reading performance for children in some of New Jersey's highest - poverty, most troubled districts.
Finally, we show that people who score higher on the financial literacy questions are much more likely to plan for retirement, which is likely to leave them better positioned for old age.
Which brings me to the point that surely you can agree with Jennifer on: In general the public debate should involve a lot more looking at the actual data (cf. business & economics reporting) than the «meta - debate» we so often see currently, and specifically that «ultimately, good policy is going to require that a much larger percentage of Australians have a higher level of scientific literacy.»
But in the U.S., that gender gap doubles to 10 %, which is somewhat surprising considering how much higher our national literacy average is compared to the global average.
Research has shown that home visiting programs increase children's literacy and high school graduation rates, and increase how much parents read to their children.