Sentences with phrase «pass academic tests»

This is largely because those attending grammar schools have to pass an academic test and only one in 20 pupils among the top performing pupils are on free school meals, they said.

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I have yet to see an academic economist (though may one exist) object to additional spending that could pass a cost - benefit test that excludes the stimulus effect.

What Facebook says: Facebook says an academic researcher obtained the user data legitimately (via an app that offered innocuous - seeming «personality tests») but misused it when he passed it to the data firm.

Over the period from 8 to 18 years, sample members were assessed on a range of measures of cognitive and academic outcomes including measures of child intelligence quotient; teacher ratings of school performance; standardized tests of reading comprehension, mathematics, and scholastic ability; pass rates in school leaving examinations; and leaving school without qualifications.

Enacted in 2001, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), for instance, emphasized academic competence by requiring that prospective teachers either graduate with a major in the subject they are teaching, have credits equivalent to a major, or pass a qualifying test showing competence in the subject.

Lawmakers in Washington state made education the major subject of their 2007 legislative session, increasing school funding and modifying the requirement that all high school students pass portions of the state's academic test in order to graduate.

It's an absolute disgrace that the pressure on schools to ensure pupils pass tests means children as young as three consider themselves «low ability» right at the start of their academic life, a belief which could impact on their self - esteem, carry on throughout their schooling and determine the direction of their adult lives.

It is too late to address educational and social disadvantage at 11 and it is impossible to fairly determine academic ability with a single pass or fail test.

Some will respond by redoubling their efforts to ensure that they pass the test or accumulate the proper number of credits in core academic subjects.

Economists Julian Betts and Robert Costrell have argued that students whose prior academic record provides a clear indication of how they will perform on the test (pass with flying colors or fail miserably) face little incentive to change their study habits.

Yet NCLB left the biggest decision of all to the states: how high to set their standards of academic achievement and the passing levels on their tests.

pass a rigorous state academic subject test in each of the academic subjects in which you teach or

The state» s educational success hinged on rigorous academic standards, teacher testing and high - quality tests that students must pass to graduate from high school.

The third test is No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the education reform law passed in 2002 whose goals include improving the performance of students in the lower half of the academic ability distribution.

Add in the school's «D' academic rating and poor AZ Merit results (only 13 % of students passed the English test and 7 % passed the math component), and one has to ask how the school's charter could possibly be renewed.

Revisiting a previous analysis of Praxis test scores in 1999, this report by Drew Gitomer and sponsored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) reanalyzes the pass rates and academic profiles of test takers.

The latter part, called the quality - adjusted AP participation rate, is the number of 12th - grade students in the 2014 - 2015 academic year who took and passed — received an AP score of 3 or higher — at least one AP test before or during their senior year, divided by the number of 12th - graders at that school.

Findings indicate that Praxis passing rates have decreased substantially while academic profiles of Praxis test takers have improved.

In 2009, the state passed a new education law requiring new, higher academic standards and adopting new tests.

The petition tracks language adopted unanimously by the Knox County School Board, which passed a resolution last week opposing the use of student test scores in teacher evaluation for this academic year.

The maximum CRI value is 100, which means that every 12th - grade student during the 2014 - 2015 academic year in a particular school took and passed at least one AP test before or during his or her senior year.

The three core components were more money (mostly to the urban schools), ambitious academic standards and a high - stakes test that students had to pass before collecting their high school diplomas.

Proponents of Prop. 227 say English immersion is essential to students learning the language as quickly as possible, pointing to increases in academic performance by English learners on state tests since the law passed.

Alone, these tests place up to one - third of students into remedial education, despite the fact that these students could actually pass a college - level course with at least a B. Furthermore, they solely measure academic knowledge, not attributes such as ambition, persistence, and willingness to connect and seek help, which are critical to succeeding in college, regardless of academic acumen.

By age 23, Delhagen was part of a group of young teachers starting a high school in a chain of so - called «no excuses» charters, with a rigorous discipline code and high academic standards geared toward passing standardized tests.

Additionally, admittance into the program will be conditional upon successful enrollment into Relay GSE and passing all required state exams (Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP), Learning Behavior Specialist I, and Special Education General Curriculum) by specific deadlines.

State researchers have chosen to define adequacy based on selected student outcomes — more specifically on the number of students passing tests that were part of the old state testing system, the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS).

Many Texas school officials have been advocating to push back standardized testing as they feel that students will not be able to successfully pass the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests.

Sen. Dick Brewbaker's resolution that passed the Senate but was not brought to a vote in the House «encourages the State Board of Education to take all steps it deems appropriate, including revocation of the adoption of the [Common Core] initiative's standards if necessary, to retain complete control over Alabama's academic standards, curriculum, instruction, and testing system.»

They took English as a second language classes with us, progressed into academic classes, and have now completed all their credits and are poised to pass state proficiency tests to graduate.

Additionally, candidates must submit passing scores on the National Evaluation Series (NES) Essential Academic Skills Test and on all areas of the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE).

To qualify for initial teaching certification in New Hampshire, you will need to demonstrate basic academic skills by passing the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, as well as subject area competence by passing the Praxis II Subject Assessment Test for your specific licensuacademic skills by passing the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, as well as subject area competence by passing the Praxis II Subject Assessment Test for your specific licensuAcademic Skills for Educators test, as well as subject area competence by passing the Praxis II Subject Assessment Test for your specific licensure atest, as well as subject area competence by passing the Praxis II Subject Assessment Test for your specific licensure aTest for your specific licensure area.

The Illinois State Board of Education allows applicants to use their ACT / SAT score in lieu of passing the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) for admission.

In Vermont, teachers are required to pass the relevant Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators tests and Praxis II content tests.

Alternate route candidates for teacher certification in Minnesota must pass the same exams as traditional - route educators, the National Evaluation Series (NES) Essential Academic Skills Test and the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE).

Students have to have a B average, sit for an interview, and pass an online test of basic academic skills.

The academic challenges that our children face in elementary, middle, and high school — getting good grades, passing tests, choosing courses from a relatively limited list — are fairly straightforward.

These candidates must complete either a major in the core academic content area, or its coursework equivalent, or pass the Praxis II content test.

Candidates must earn an academic major and, commendably, pass the Praxis II «Middle School Social Studies» test.

The state does not require aspiring teachers to pass a test of academic proficiency, nor does the state require a minimum GPA for admission to teacher preparation programs.

Massachusetts should require candidates to pass a test of academic proficiency that assesses reading, mathematics and writing prior to program admission.

The state education board took the law one step further, pledged in its RttT application that it would pass a regulation requiring 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation to be based on student academic growth on tests.

Expedited retake — An SOL test taken during the same academic year, and before the next scheduled test administration, by a student who, on his first attempt, scored within 25 points of passing or has exceptional or mitigating circumstances.

The new testing program for South Carolina is known as the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) It will be aligned to the state academic standards and will include tests in writing, English language arts (reading and research), mathematics, science, and social studies for grades 3 - 8.

The writers we work with are from English - speaking countries who have passed strenuous background checks of their academic credentials, writing ability, and English language skills during a four - hour online test.

Every academic paper will pass a plagiarism test and will be safe and guaranteed free of plagiarism.

All our writers have to pass a number of complicated tests evaluating their knowledge of the subjects and conventions of English academic writing before they are accepted and allowed to provide paper help to our clients;

passing a rigorous state academic subject test in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches (which may consist of a passing level of performance on a state - required certification or licensing test or tests in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches); or

Bestros, a leading rawhide dog chews manufacturer in China, announced today that its Chicken Jerky Strips passed rigorous FDA, academic, and in - house testing for traces of melamine.