Sentences with phrase «progress on state tests»

«While we strongly support teachers receiving quality feedback about their performance, including how much they're helping their students progress on state tests, publicizing these results on the front page of newspapers will not help improve teacher effectiveness,» Stone said in a statement.

More than two - thirds of teachers responding said they «somewhat» or «completely» opposed basing a teacher's salary in part on his or her students» academic progress on state tests.

Significant progress on state tests yields rewards for schools, with National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to be the measure of state progress.

(These are distinct from «student growth percentiles,» which map student progress on state tests to language arts and math teachers.)

More than 50 public schools have been singled out by the Christie administration as «Reward Schools» thanks to their students high overall performance or progress on state tests.

Performance Pay: «Do you favor or oppose basing the salaries of teachers, in part, on their students» academic progress on state tests?»

Performance - Based Tenure Policy: «A proposal has been made that would require teachers to demonstrate that their students are making adequate progress on state tests in order to receive tenure.

The Ednext poll is worded more stringently, forcing those surveyed to embrace the use of tests as a basis for paying teachers: «Do you favor or oppose basing a teacher's salary, in part, on his or her students» progress academic progress on state tests?»

We followed this question with another asking whether teachers should demonstrate that their students are making adequate progress on state tests in order to receive tenure.

To assess public support for this policy, commonly known as merit pay, the survey asked respondents in 2009 whether they favored «basing a teacher's salary, in part, on students» academic progress on state tests.»

When asked for an opinion straight out, 43 percent of Americans support the idea of basing a teacher's salary in part on his or her students» academic progress on state tests; 27 percent oppose the idea; 30 percent are undecided.

Teacher Tenure - 51 percent of Americans support requiring teachers to demonstrate that their students are making adequate progress on state tests in order to receive tenure.

By an overwhelming margin (87 percent), Hispanic respondents favor proposals to condition teacher tenure on their students» making adequate progress on state tests.

EdNext: «Do you favor or oppose basing the salaries of teachers, in part, on their students» academic progress on state tests?»

Very likely, the difference is due to the fact that EdNext refers to «academic progress on state tests,» while PDK refers to how well students «perform on standardized test.»

Merit Pay: When asked for an opinion straight out, a slight plurality of Americans sampled — 43 percent — supported the idea of «basing a teacher's salary, in part, on his or her students» academic progress on state tests.»

«We committed to include student performance and student progress on state tests in the evaluation system,» King told Capital on Wednesday after an event in Schenectady.

What if K12 only got paid for every student that made at least a year's worth of progress on the state test?

With the implementation of No Child Left Behind, schools must make adequate yearly progress on state testing and focus on best teaching practices in order to continue receiving funds.

Following a statewide ranking system put into place in 2012, for the first time 20 percent of her evaluation score was tied to local tests and 20 percent was based on whether students progressed on state tests administered every spring.

Not exact matches

Charter school leader Deborah Kenny's op - ed in today's The New York Times argues against the move by many states toward teacher evaluations based on multiple measures, including both student progress on achievement tests and the reviews of principals.

Adding to a system that includes ELA and Math tests from 3rd to 8th grade, the New York State Report Card and AYP ratings (Adequate Yearly Progress), New York State is incorporating the new Annual Professional Performance Review or «APPR» which measures teacher performance based, in part, on standardized state tState Report Card and AYP ratings (Adequate Yearly Progress), New York State is incorporating the new Annual Professional Performance Review or «APPR» which measures teacher performance based, in part, on standardized state tState is incorporating the new Annual Professional Performance Review or «APPR» which measures teacher performance based, in part, on standardized state tstate tests.

The study's most disturbing finding, the authors say, is that neither boys nor girls get many tough math questions on state tests now required to measure a school district's progress under the 2002 federal No Child Left Behind law.

The improved scores were impressive enough to lead several states and other major school districts, including New York, to adopt elements of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) policy — making student progress toward the next grade dependent on demonstrated achievement on standardized tests.

Under the law, schools must show not only that their overall student body is making «adequate yearly progress» on state tests, but also that a sufficient percentage of certain subgroups of students are likewise proficient.

Based on the results of a pilot test, the state education department had predicted that 8 percent to 10 percent would fail the Indiana Statewide Test for Educational Progress, which is given in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 11th gratest, the state education department had predicted that 8 percent to 10 percent would fail the Indiana Statewide Test for Educational Progress, which is given in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 11th graTest for Educational Progress, which is given in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades.

Unfortunately, the United States educates only a little more than 6 percent of its students to an advanced level in math according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a small percentage when compared to the proportion in many other countries that score at a comparable level on the international PISA test.

Mean scale scores on state reading and math tests, median growth percentage, four - and seven - year graduation rates, progress in achieving English - language proficiency

And, as reported in these pages, those tests are much tougher than they used to be, with failure rates in many states approaching those reported on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (see «After Common Core, States Set Rigorous Standards,» features, Summer states approaching those reported on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (see «After Common Core, States Set Rigorous Standards,» features, Summer States Set Rigorous Standards,» features, Summer 2016).

Rick Hess and Paul Peterson, for example, have compared state cut scores for proficiency on their state tests to results on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to show that the level of achievement required to be declared proficient in many states has been dropping over the last decade.

The Sunshine State had instituted school voucher programs, increased the number of charter schools, and devised a sophisticated accountability system that evaluates schools on the basis of their progress as measured by the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

Test scores in Massachusetts continue to improve, and the state consistently scores above the national average in all tested subjects on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

The GRC links performance on state tests to the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), which then allows for a linkage to PISA, international tests conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) tests representative samples of students in the states on a variety of subjects.

But as these formative tests become more widespread and robust, they might also serve as an accountability mechanism, providing ongoing information on how students in schools across a given state are progressing.

These achievements in Massachusetts and Florida aren't simply improvements on state tests, which could be subject to manipulation, but are confirmed by progress on national tests administered in those states.

Although Florida's record of steady improvement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (a national test administered to students in all states) has won plaudits from observers across the country, critics have alleged the improvement in 4th grade test scores was apparent, not real.

Central High did not make the Adequate Yearly Progress standard under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and less than 20 percent of its students score «proficient» on state standardized math tests.

The NCLB accountability system divides schools into those in which a sufficient number of students score at the proficient level or above on state tests to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) benchmarks («make AYP») and those that fail to make AYP.

Some states in the United States have seen improvements on state - wide tests that are used to hold schools accountable, with no parallel improvement in those states» performances on the sample - based, low - stakes National Assessment of Educational Progress (states in the United States have seen improvements on state - wide tests that are used to hold schools accountable, with no parallel improvement in those states» performances on the sample - based, low - stakes National Assessment of Educational Progress (States have seen improvements on state - wide tests that are used to hold schools accountable, with no parallel improvement in those states» performances on the sample - based, low - stakes National Assessment of Educational Progress (states» performances on the sample - based, low - stakes National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Up to eight states would be authorized to conduct demonstration programs testing whether state control of Head Start actually leads to better coordination of preschool programs, greater emphasis on school readiness, improvement in poor children's preschool test scores, and progress in closing the achievement gap between poor and advantaged students.

We rely upon math test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and various international tests to provide data on the cognitive skills of each state's adult workers.

Not satisfied with students» progress on district - and state - mandated tests — and after careful deliberation by administration and staff — the Edwards Middle School implemented the Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative in the 2006/07 school year.

«Positive test results, on both state assessments and the NAEP, show that urban schools are making progress and improving reading and math scores.»

For instance, schools taking kids with scholarships funded through Florida's tax credit program must be approved by the state, meet teacher - qualification requirements, and administer either state exams or nationally norm - referenced tests and share the results with a researcher contracted by the state to report on scholarship students» progress.

And positive test results, on both state assessments and the NAEP, show that urban schools are making progress and improving reading and math scores.

The council's Beating the Odds VI report, a city - by - city analysis of student performance, recently revealed that urban students» scores on state assessments in reading and math as well as on the more rigorous federal test — the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)-- are rising, with urban students making the most gains in mathematics.

A near majority (47 percent) of the American public favors paying teachers, in part, based on the academic progress of their students on state tests, about the same percentage as in 2007.

Nita High, principal of Landrums O.P. Earle Elementary School, says she and her staff can use the system to access a students state test and MAP [Measure of Academic Progress, based on scores on the Stanford 9 test] scores.

Although 11 educators were convicted of cheating on state tests (and it would likely have been 12 if not for the death of former Superintendent Beverly Hall), the city made remarkable improvements on low - stakes measures of educational progress such as the National Assessment of Educational Progressprogress such as the National Assessment of Educational ProgressProgress (NAEP).