Although the increase is attributed to improved graduation rates for specific groups of students that have traditionally struggled to earn a diploma — including a 15
percentage point gain for Hispanic students and a 9
percentage point gain for black students over the past decade — gaps still remain when comparing these students to their white and Asian peers.
In the meantime, the Bloomberg administration has some positive test scores under its belt already, including an impressive 9.9
percentage point gain for 4th graders on the state's most recent reading tests, the largest jump since the test was initiated in 1999.
Not exact matches
For example, ComScore reported that in June 2013, its core search market share fell 0.5
percentage points to 11.4 percent — while Bing
gained the same amount and Google controlled nearly 67 percent of the market.
Sales
for clothing stores like Reed's grew a particularly strong 1.2
percentage points over the prior month, while electronics and appliance outlets saw a sizable 0.9 percent
gain.
Given the current price - to - earnings ratio of the S&P 500, a 10 -
percentage -
point reduction would imply a 11 %
gain for the S&P 500, to 2,450.
President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner are unlikely to reverse several scheduled tax increases, including the 0.9
percentage point increase in the Medicare tax rate on wages and salaries of more than $ 200,000
for single filers ($ 250,000
for married filers); a 3.8 percent Medicare tax on unearned income of higher income filers; and an increase in the capital
gains tax rate.
One reason: A single
percentage point shift in food and beverage sales from branded items to house lines translates into a $ 5.5 billion
gain in sales
for the supermarket chains, says Packaged Facts Publisher David Sprinkle.
Reis» preliminary forecast
for 2014 calls
for office - vacancy rates to decline by roughly half a
percentage point by year's end and asking rents to increase 2.8 %, the largest
gain since 2007.
One frequently cited bar graph has been used to suggest,
for the decade 1965 - 75, a severe diminution of seven mainline Protestant bodies by contrast both with their
gains in the preceding ten years and with the continuing growth of selected conservative churches (see Jackson W. Carroll et al., Religion in America, 1950 to the Present [Harper & Row, 19791, p. 15) The gap in growth rates
for 1965 - 75, as shown on that graph, is more than 29
percentage points (an average loss in the oldline denominations of 8.9 per cent against average
gains among the conservatives of 20.5 per cent) This is indeed a substantial difference, but it does not approach the difference in growth rates recorded
for the same religious groups in the 1930s, when the discrepancy amounted to 62
percentage points.
A line move of 0.5 to 1.0
points can impact your expected winning
percentage by 2 % -5 % so make sure you are
gaining the best value by always shopping
for the best line.
Getting an extra
point or half -
point might not seem like much, but it can increase your winning
percentage by 1 percent to 3 percent — a huge
gain for patient sports bettors with a long - term outlook.
Despite remaining in opposition
for its third election in a row, Labour at 40.0 % won its greatest share of the vote since 2001, made a net
gain of 30 seats to reach 262 total MPs, and, with a swing of 9.6 %, [127] achieved the biggest
percentage -
point increase in its vote share in a single general election since 1945.
For example, while the Q poll and SurveyUSA showed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a surprisingly tight race with her GOP / Conservative challenger, former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, Siena found DioGuardi has failed to
gain any post-primary momentum and trails her by 26
percentage points (57 - 31 with 12 percent undecided).
Democrat Bill de Blasio holds a commanding 44
percentage -
point lead over Republican Joe Lhota in the race
for New York City mayor, underscoring the GOP nominee's failure to
gain any traction during the past three weeks, a poll from The Wall Street Journal - NBC 4 New York - Marist showed Thursday.
A good night
for Labour will see them make some modest
gains in places like Tamworth — building on the 8.7
percentage point increase achieved in last year's general election.
After controlling
for average class size, per - pupil spending in 1998 - 99, the
percentage of students with disabilities, the
percentage of students receiving a free or reduced - price school lunch, the
percentage of students with limited English proficiency, and student mobility rates, high - scoring F schools achieved
gains that were 2.5
points greater than their below - average D counterparts in reading (see Figure 2).
Annual average improvement target of 2.5
percentage point gains in achievement on state reading and math tests between 2018 and 2025
for all students and student subgroups; plan includes goal of reaching a graduation rate of 90 percent by 2025
for all students and student subgroups
For instance, a 2015 study of a privately funded voucher program in New York City found that being offered a voucher to attend a private school increased college enrollment rates among black and Hispanic students by 4.4
percentage points, a 10 percent
gain relative to the control group, and also increased bachelor's degree completion rates among black and Hispanic students by 2.4
percentage points, a 27 percent
gain.
For example, in Alabama's 94 Reading First schools, the percentage of all 4th graders deemed to be proficient (stanine 5 and above) on the Stanford Achievement Test rose 12.7 points, from 40.1 percent in 2003 to 52.8 percent in 2007, more than twice as fast as the gain for students at other schools (which rose 5.5 points, from 64.2 percent to 69.7 percent in the same perio
For example, in Alabama's 94 Reading First schools, the
percentage of all 4th graders deemed to be proficient (stanine 5 and above) on the Stanford Achievement Test rose 12.7
points, from 40.1 percent in 2003 to 52.8 percent in 2007, more than twice as fast as the
gain for students at other schools (which rose 5.5 points, from 64.2 percent to 69.7 percent in the same perio
for students at other schools (which rose 5.5
points, from 64.2 percent to 69.7 percent in the same period).
Since the employment
gains attributable to each first - wave reform were roughly 2
percentage points larger
for black males than
for white males, states that implemented them closed the black - white employment gap by roughly 11 percent.
The just released PDK survey of U. S. adults reveals an upward shift in public support
for vouchers of 10
percentage points over the past four years, with 8 of those
percentage points gained since 2015
The four - year trend included 1
percentage -
point gains in math proficiency
for multiracial and white students and
for English language learners, to 44 percent, 69 percent and 29 percent, respectively.
For eighth - graders across the district, the report showed a four - year
gain of 4
percentage points to 38 percent in reading proficiency, and a 5
percentage -
point gain to 44 percent in math proficiency.
«Long - term improvement is also gap - narrowing improvement,» Cheatham said, citing a 36
percentage -
point rise
for black students in reading proficiency in four years at Lindbergh Elementary School, and a 19
percentage -
point gain for black students in reading proficiency over the same period at Glendale.
Although one can't consider the results
gains because the tests and testing rules changed, the figures have encouraged many: In the English exams
for grades 3 - 8, the traditional public schools passage rate «rose» by 7.6
percentage points, and
for charter schools, the figure was up 13.7
percentage points.
Asian charter students showed the biggest
gains in English and math scores when compared to the state average
for Asian students, scoring 12
percentage points higher in ELA than their peers and 11
points better in math.
Datalab's study found that Hewens college in west London had a 16.4
percentage point drop
for pupils
gaining five GCSEs at A * to C, including English and maths and equivalents, when former pupils were included in its 2014 results.
For charter school students in New York City, the gains in Math are particularly notable — over nine percentage points in proficiency (the largest gain for any group or sector)-- and underscored by data showing that 15 of the 20 highest gainers among New York States» high - poverty schools were charters (most located in NY
For charter school students in New York City, the
gains in Math are particularly notable — over nine
percentage points in proficiency (the largest
gain for any group or sector)-- and underscored by data showing that 15 of the 20 highest gainers among New York States» high - poverty schools were charters (most located in NY
for any group or sector)-- and underscored by data showing that 15 of the 20 highest gainers among New York States» high - poverty schools were charters (most located in NYC).
The
gain was 3
percentage points in math, one
point less than
for white students, leaving a 44
percentage point gap.
Gains in proficiency
for low - income students were 8
percentage points in English language arts and 5
percentage points in math, twice the statewide rate of improvement
for those students.
Bringing an MQB - based small unibody pickup to the U.S. — where it would square off most naturally against the Honda Ridgeline rather than the Ford Ranger or Chevrolet Colorado — would never be enough on its own
for Volkswagen to
gain 3 whole
percentage points of market share in the U.S..
Based on NPD's latest music industry research, sales of digital tracks and albums accounted
for 40 percent of overall music market share in the first quarter (Q1) of 2010, which is a 5
percentage point gain since Q1 2009.
While the readers appetite
for children's books seemed to drop slightly (from 7 % in 2013 to 5 % in 2014), interest in fiction and travel books both
gained one
percentage point.
For example, if you're in the 22 % tax bracket — $ 77,401 to $ 165,000 for joint filers and $ 38,701 to $ 82,500 for singles — the difference between the short - and long - term gains rate is 7 percentage points (22 % versus 15
For example, if you're in the 22 % tax bracket — $ 77,401 to $ 165,000
for joint filers and $ 38,701 to $ 82,500 for singles — the difference between the short - and long - term gains rate is 7 percentage points (22 % versus 15
for joint filers and $ 38,701 to $ 82,500
for singles — the difference between the short - and long - term gains rate is 7 percentage points (22 % versus 15
for singles — the difference between the short - and long - term
gains rate is 7
percentage points (22 % versus 15 %).
For example, if you're in the top tax bracket, the difference between short - and long - term
gains can be as high as 17
percentage points (40.8 % versus 23.8 %).
If you are also looking
for price appreciation, Stovall also offers up this tidbit: «With the S&P 500 now yielding 2.0 % versus 2.2 %
for the 10 - year Treasury, history reminds us that since 1953 whenever the yield on the S&P 500 was within one
percentage point of the 10 - year yield, the «500»
gained an average of 11 % in price in the subsequent 12 months and was higher about 80 % of the time.»
The investor is able to pick up four or five additional
percentage points while also participating in the opportunity
for capital
gain.
The itemized deduction
for state income tax can be used against ordinary income that's taxed at 39.6 %, which means the effective rate of tax on the capital
gain under the regular income tax could be about 16 % versus 27 % in the AMT calculation, producing a difference of eleven
percentage points.
In short,
for understanding some of my claims in my blog, the key
points to know are that during a bull market I try to use 50 % of the underlying equity's value as my cost to determine my
gain percentage from a trade.
For example, every
percentage point gain in yield, a 10 - year bond would lose roughly 10 % in price, meanwhile a 30 - year bond would drop around 30 %.
Of that total, dividends accounted
for 2.9
percentage points, and capital
gains 4.0
percentage points.
I would estimate I lose several
percentage points of
gain on both sides of the trade, but the potential
for extraordinary returns on these illiquid stocks is worth the time and effort.
According to Bloomberg in 2010, «Oaktree's 17 distressed - debt funds have averaged annual
gains of 19 per cent after fees
for the past 22 years — about 7
percentage points better than its peers».
It may not be the hundreds of
percentage points of
gains that are already now being codified into legend and myth --» the guy who invested $ 10,000 in Bitcoin and became a multi-millionaire a few years later» — but it's still a good pick
for those looking
for a solid cryptocurrency.