Sentences with phrase «reading proficiency among»

Rhode Island children rank just outside the top 10 in the country in reading proficiency among fourth grade students, a critical benchmark of child well - being according to the factbook.

We must do more to improve reading proficiency among all kids while focusing attention on children in lower - income families who face additional hurdles of attending schools that have high concentrations of kids living in poverty.»

The levels of math and reading proficiency among incoming students have also fallen.

Sanfelippo said Thursday the state's education «statistics don't match the rhetoric» from Evers that schools are improving overall — pointing to DPI data that show reading proficiency among the state's students has increased 2 percentage points since 2005.

The Madison district's annual report, released last month, shows non-white students improving, but rates of math and reading proficiency among black and Latino students below 30 percent.

«For every one percent of a public school's students who leave for a charter,» concludes Mr. Winters, «reading proficiency among those who remain increases by about 0.02 standard deviations, a small but not insignificant number, in view of the widely held suspicion that the impact on local public schools... would be negative.»

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She cites a 1997 University of California, Los Angeles, study that found, among 25,000 students, those who had spent time involved in a musical pursuit tested higher on SATs and reading proficiency exams than those with no instruction in music.

Among its 8th - grade students, only 12 percent reached proficiency in reading and 7 percent in math.

Those precious resources were spent developing the EngageNY curriculum materials that schools and teachers in other states have eagerly downloaded in enormous numbers; rigorous exams that reflect real - world standards of proficiency in math and reading; and teacher certification standards that are now among the highest in the nation.

For the past decade, school reform has been primarily about «closing achievement gaps» by boosting math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, among black, Latino, and poor students.

And among the schools using the «phase - in» approach (taking over schools grade - by - grade), schools averaged a twenty - two - point gain in reading proficiency on the state assessment, and a sixteen - point gain in math last year.

The latest on each state's international standing,» by Paul Peterson, Ludger Woessman, Eric Hanushek, and Carlos Xabel Lastra - Anadon This study found that U.S. students rank 32nd among industrialized nations in proficiency in math and 17th in reading.

But when you compare the charters to the DCPS schools they're actually competing with — the ones outside of Ward 3 — the gap becomes more dramatic: The proficiency rate among charter students last year was about 34 percent higher in math and 30 percent higher in reading.

When the NAEP benchmark for proficiency is applied to the results of these international assessments in reading (Grade 4) and math and science (Grade 8), it's the rare nation — even among advanced economies — in which 50 percent or more of students would reach this target.

As amended, the law required, among various other provisions, retention in grade 3 with intensive interventions for students who did not exhibit the requisite level of reading proficiency.

Among all district students in grades 3 - 5, reading proficiency as measured by the standard Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) exam was up 9 percentage points over four years to 45 percent, including a 3 percentage - point increase over the past two years.

Fewer than a third of students are reading on grade level, and the math proficiency rate among eighth - graders is less than half the city average.

Requested by the Arizona Department of Education, this Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) brief examines reading and math proficiency levels among subgroups of Arizona public school students based on:

a library in every room, tens of thousands of books for students to choose among, time to read them every day, and smart, individualized instruction that results in both high proficiency and a passion for books and reading

However, growth in reading and writing among low income students at Skinner for the past four years has averaged 54 % in both categories, which is still not enough to get them to proficiency.

Other measures of reading proficiency that are already in place in North Carolina classrooms and were submitted as alternative assessments to meet the Read to Achieve requirements include the Discovery Education Reading / Language arts assessment, Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments, and ClassScape, among many reading proficiency that are already in place in North Carolina classrooms and were submitted as alternative assessments to meet the Read to Achieve requirements include the Discovery Education Reading / Language arts assessment, Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments, and ClassScape, among many Reading / Language arts assessment, Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments, and ClassScape, among many others.

But the school system consistently ranks among the top 10 in the state, with the best proficiency rates in reading and math; its students» ACT scores exceed state and national averages; and it boasts Advanced Placement participation rates and scores among the highest in the state.

Objectives of the tournament are to: Teach students ethics, civility and professionalism; Further students» understanding of the law, court procedures and the legal system; Improve proficiency in basic life skills, such as listening, speaking, reading and reasoning; Promote better communication and cooperation among the school community, teachers and students and members of the legal profession, and; Heighten appreciation for academic studies and stimulate interest in law - related careers.

Barrington and East Greenwich rank among the top cities in terms of reading and math proficiency, while Providence and Central Falls continue to lag far behind.