Sentences with phrase «point gap nationally»
In 1996 there was a 15 - percentage - point gap nationally in the percentage of boys and girls achieving level 4 or above.
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Many in this context have pointed very strongly to the «growing gap between the rich and the poor that has ensued whether this is experienced locally, nationally or internationally, and how the «open and borderless world of economics» that has emerged has destroyed local and national economies and created conditions for the untold new sufferings of people.
«Our goal is to start schools that close the achievement gap and make sure that low - income students are prepared to enter into and succeed in college,» says Peiser, who points out that Uncommon's kids are going to college — and finishing — at four times the rate of their low - income peers nationally.
The 25 - point gap between ratings of schools in one's own community and schools nationally is consistent with more than three decades of PDK poll results.