Sentences with phrase «size by class standards»

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Under the Senate proposal, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) would divide the fleet into classes based on size or weight and set fuel - economy standards for each class to achieve an overall average of 35 mpg by 2020.

The Tennessee experiment suggested that a 10 percent reduction in class size in grades K — 3 raised students» standard scores by 0.06.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

We further tested to see whether a one - student reduction in class sizes would increase TIMSS scores by just one point, or 1 percent of an international standard deviation.

While reducing class sizes and increasing teacher quality have also been estimated to increase student achievement by roughly 0.1 standard deviation, the costs of such programs far exceed those of the literacy hour program, which focuses only on changing teachers» practices.

For example, adding eight weeks (40 days) to the school year would require a class size of 24 (four students larger than the current average) and would increase test scores by 0.12 standard deviations.

The research on class size is decidedly mixed, but the largest estimates (from the Tennessee STAR study) imply that a three - student increase in class size in the early grades would decrease test scores by 0.05 standard deviations after one year (and by less in future years).

But even if those costs doubled the class - size increase needed to keep costs the same — an unlikely scenario — ending summer vacation would still increase achievement by 0.05 standard deviations, or 10 days of learning.

☐ Is overseen by an elected school board ☐ Submits to a financial audit on a regular basis ☐ Follows state class - size mandates ☐ Adheres to health, safety, and civil rights laws ☐ Teaches a curriculum aligned to state standards ☐ Is a brick - and - mortar school (not an online one) ☐ Doesn't teach religion ☐ Is in session at least six hours a day, 180 days a year ☐ Follows state teacher - pay guidelines ☐ Participates in annual assessments ☐ Has at least one librarian, nurse, and counselor ☐ Does not practice selective admissions ☐ Demonstrates at least minimal growth in student achievement ☐ Employs unionized teachers ☐ Keeps student suspensions to a minimal level

This is particularly difficult at a time when the supply of teachers is constrained by high turnover rates, annual retirements of longtime teachers, and a decline in students opting for a teaching career — and when demand for teachers is rising due to rigorous national student performance standards and many locales» mandates to shrink class sizes.

Both have decent practicality for a supermini, with plenty of passenger space both up front and in the rear, and a good - sized boot by class standards.

The windshield is of a good size, so there's a decent view out, and the rear window's also fairly broad and tall by class standards.

Smart cruise control, lane keeping and lane following aren't exclusive to the Kona Electric by any means, but it's unusual for them to come standard on a vehicle in this size class.

Though the space it of a decent size (we were able to fit two small suitcases in the trunk side - by - side with enough room spare to squeeze a duffel bag in), the Infiniti Q60's capacity of 8.7 cubic feet is fairly disappointing in a class where a capacity in the 10 cubic feet region (as displayed in the Lexus RC, Cadillac ATS Coupe and Mercedes - Benz C - Class Coupe) is about average by segment standclass where a capacity in the 10 cubic feet region (as displayed in the Lexus RC, Cadillac ATS Coupe and Mercedes - Benz C - Class Coupe) is about average by segment standClass Coupe) is about average by segment standards.

Mercedes - Benz has taken a world - class, full - size luxury SUV and made it even better: the automaker is increasing active safety with new innovations like standard COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST, Crosswind Stabilization, Active Lane Keeping Assist, Active Blind Spot Assist, bolstered by Neck - Pro active head restraints, AIRMATIC self - leveling air suspension and the Brake Assist emergency braking system.

Cubby spots like the door bins and glove box are of a useful and decent size, and the trunk capacity of 15.2 cubic feet on the regular model is pretty good by class standards too.

Released 2008, October Size Dimensions 110.5 x 52.6 x 17 mm Weight 145 g Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors Size 800 x 480 pixels, 3.0 inches — Full QWERTY keyboard — Optical trackpad Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones, composer Speakerphone Yes — 3.5 mm audio jack Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records Practically unlimited Internal 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM Card slot microSD (TransFlash), buy memory Data GPRS Class 10 (4 +1 / 3 +2 slots), 32 — 48 kbps HSCSD No EDGE Yes 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps WLAN Wi - Fi 802.11 b / g Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, v2.0 miniUSB Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048 × 1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Features Touch focus Video Yes, VGA@30fps Secondary Videocall camera Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional CPU Qualcomm MSM 7200 528 MHz CPU Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM Browser WAP 2.0 / HTML (IE), RSS feeds Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Games Yes + downloadable Colors Solid Black, Steel Silver GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Java Yes, MIDP 2.0 — MP3 / AAC / MPEG4 player — Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)-- Picture editor / blogging — Organizer — T9 — Voice memo / dial Battery Standard battery, Li - Po 1500 mAh (BST - 41) Stand - by Up to 833 h (2G) / Up to 640 h (3G) Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)

According to a report by the Times, the schools will be smaller, with 15 % cut from the standard class room size.