Sentences with phrase «saw national declines»

In fact, the last time we saw national declines in NAEP scores was in the aftermath of the 1990 recession.

Not exact matches

It took some painful cuts and some reorganization of state agencies to balance the budget, and Texas is one of only seven states — mostly oil - producing ones — that saw revenues decline last year, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers.

Of 23 national metro areas, the city saw the largest decline in housing inventory over the past year, the Houston Business Journal reported.

Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) has accused the Government of fueling the decline in the subject, Ed Pawson, Chair, NATRE said: «While it's encouraging to see a continued increase in the number of students taking the full course GCSE in RS, the overall decline in the number of entries is a major concern.»

Perhaps we would find, as these recommendations are put in place, if they go together with national distribution of baby boxes, and the full range of government support given to families in countries like Finland, we would continue to see a decline in SIDS.

From the Poor Law system via the nineteenth - century Speenhamland legislation to the 1948 National Assistance Act, central government gradually increased its power and reach while both workers and employers saw their autonomy decline.

For the first part of your question only (national security threat), from an author I don't fully agree with on Uranium and Russia (he thinks the sanctions on Russia are really about natural gas and he thinks the sanctions are foolish)- he proves that Russia is a large producer of Uranium while the US is seeing a decline in production and imports quite a bit of Uranium for nuclear energy production (sourced from the EIA).

While income inequality as measured by the change in minimum wage relative to the change in national income improved (by 1.8 %) during the 2001 to 2008 period, it has seen a major decline since 2008, with the worst decline -LRB--5 %) occurring during John Mahama's tenure as President.

Mr Balls» comments, in an article for a national newspaper, may be seen as a criticism of shadow chancellor Alistair Darling, who repeatedly declined to rule out a VAT rise during the election campaign.

Some large agencies like NIH and the National Science Foundation have actually seen average annual budget growth above four percent in recent decades, even with periods of decline.

«Contrary to popular belief, we didn't see any benefit of omega - 3 supplements for stopping cognitive decline,» said Emily Chew, M.D., deputy director of the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications and deputy clinical director at the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of NIH.

BIZ REPORT — Apr 1 — The IC3, which is made up of the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, saw a rise in the number of complaints of Internet fraud last year, after two years of declines.

The old - style Parent Teacher Association (PTA)-- whose national membership has declined from more than 12 million in 1965 to around 5 million in 2010 — is seen by these groups as an extension of the educational establishment.

Nineteen states improved their reading results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress between 2011 and 2015, while just five saw declines.

Those holding the neutral position declined from 44 percent to 36 percent between 2009 and 2010, likely reflecting the heightened attention to charter schools in national debates over education reform (see Figure 2).

If implemented faithfully (a big if), I predict we'll see significant gains on national and international exams (at least in math and literacy) and, over time, a decline in the number of students in remedial education at college.

U.S News and World Report writer Lauren Camera says the 2017 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores show «most states» average scores remained unchanged in math, 10 states saw declines in fourth - grade math and three saw declines in eighth - grade math.»

Wisconsin is definitely seeing a decline in education students in colleges: that has declined by 28 percent from 2008 - 2009 to 2013 - 2014, but the national decline has been even higher: 35 percent during that period.

NAEP scores nationally are stagnant or declining (see below), so state and national leaders are praising Mississippi as a beacon of hope in dismal times.

The steadiness of national results, notwithstanding, a handful of states saw their scores increase or decline by a full point or more.

New York has been a national model for how to carry out education reform, so its sudden decline in passing rates may be seen as a cautionary tale.

National Journal's Coral Davenport has a truly must - read story on the origins of the «War on Coal» narrative and how the industry has seen its power decline in recent years.

In this context, it is refreshing to see a new paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research by Alan Barreca et al., titled, «Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature - Mortality Relationship over the 20th Century.»

As of late, the city saw a sharp downturn in prosperity, largely owing to the decline of the heavy industry and railroads, on which Reading had been built, and a national trend of urban decline.

According to the Monitoring the Future Survey, which is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and conducted by the University of Michigan, 2016 saw a decline in overall drug use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, and except for marijuana, drug use is at an all time low since the survey was started in 1975.

Regional malls posted a 14.58 % decline and strip centers a 10.71 % decline, according to statistics from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), based in Washington, D.C. (See chart below.)

Despite the fact that between 1995 and 1996 the violent crime rate declined 10 percent, continuing the downward trend seen since 1994, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics» National Crime Victimization survey, and that property crime continued its 20 - year decline, consumer perception of crime still lingers (For more recent stats, posted after press time, see www.ojp.usdoj.gov).

«Sales activity likely would have been somewhat stronger if not for the fact that parts of Texas and South Florida — hit by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma — saw temporary, but notable declines,» says Lawrence Yun, National Association of REALTORS ® chief economist.

National inventory is stabilizing after the dramatic declines seen earlier this year, although the nation still is experiencing significant supply shortages.

While the national gauge rose for the second time since a monthly decline in November, only four of the 11 major cities measured on the index saw price increases last month.

«I see vacancy continuing to decline in the next two years, on a national basis, through the end of 2017,» Havsy says.

According to the National Association of REALTORS ®, existing - home sales declined for the second consecutive month in October, while constrained inventory means home prices continue to see double - digit year - over-year gains.

According to the National Association of Realtors ®, existing - home sales declined for the second consecutive month in October, while constrained inventory means home prices continue to see double - digit year - over-year gains.