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We measure each state's fiscal health by looking at its credit ratings and outlook, as well as state revenues as compared to budget projections.

And Medicaid prescription rates jumped by more than 25 percent in expansion states compared to an increase of just 2.8 percent in states that did not expand.

Comparing the capital and operating costs of various forms of energy — even factoring in US$ 50 a tonne for carbon emissions (a higher rate than is currently levied by any North American state or province)-- natural gas comes out as a clear winner.

Voluntary benefit participation rates rose by 567 percent in the Midwest, 208 percent in the South, 138 percent in the West and 59 percent in the Northeast, compared with the 2016 benefit year, according to the State of Employee Benefits 2017 Regional Edition.

According to Jellinek, this drop was the result of the greater inaccessibility of liquor during the years 1915 - 19 during which more and more states introduced prohibition, and the per capita rate of alcohol consumption dropped by twenty - two percent compared with the period 1910 - 14.

We compared medical intervention rates for the planned home births with data from birth certificates for all 3 360 868 singleton, vertex births at 37 weeks or more gestation in the United States in 2000, as reported by the National Center for Health Statistics, 10 which acted as a proxy for a comparable low risk group.

NICE (2015) discusses a study by Landon et al (2006) that showed no significant difference in the rates of uterine rupture in VBAC with two or more previous cesarean births compared with a single previous cesarean birth, and states that these findings are consistent with «other observational studies,» (p 7).

When compared with the previous tally (from June 2012) the new tally shows that the two minor parties tallied by the state grew at a faster rate than any other type of voters.

By comparing those disparate years to simulations of a year without tropical cyclone events, Lowman was able to calculate the effect tropical cyclones have on the rates of photosynthesis and carbon uptake in forests of the southeastern United States.

The March of Dimes Report Card compares each state's preterm birth rate to the March of Dimes goal of 9.6 percent of all live births by 2020.

In an online survey of 500 registered Massachusetts voters conducted by YouGov America under the direction of the UMass Poll from May 30 to June 4, Boston - area residents expressed an overall concern about a terrorist attack at a rate higher than those in the rest of the state, with 61 percent of Bostonians stating that they were «very concerned» or «somewhat concerned» of an attack, compared to 53 percent of other Bay State residstate, with 61 percent of Bostonians stating that they were «very concerned» or «somewhat concerned» of an attack, compared to 53 percent of other Bay State residState residents.

In this part of our study, we compared states based on the rating of their laws by CER, which is an advocacy organization for charter schools.

Of the elementary and middle schools the survey respondents rated, 14 percent received a grade of «A,» 41 percent received a «B» grade, while 36 percent received a «C.» Seven percent were given a «D» and 2 percent an «F.» These subjective ratings were compared with data on actual school quality as measured by the percentage of students in each school who achieved «proficiency» in math and reading on states» accountability exams during the 2007 - 08 school year.

This chart compares high - school completion rates of 18 - to 24 - year - olds not currently enrolled in high school or below by state; it compares 1990 - 92 data to 1993 - 95 data.

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

The plan sets a target of 66 % of working - age New Mexicans earning a college degree or post-secondary credential by the year 2030 — a rigorous goal given the current attainment rate of 45 %.1 The plan also sets a vision for New Mexico to be the fastest growing state in the nation when it comes to student outcomes, with a goal to increase the percentage of students who demonstrate readiness to more than 60 % on the state English language arts (ELA) and math assessments.2 These efforts are significant considering New Mexico's historically lower student academic proficiency rates compared to other states and to national averages3, and demonstrate how leaders are driving a sense of urgency to improve.

Compared to gains made by students in other countries, «progress within the United States is middling, not stellar,» notes Peterson, Harvard professor and PEPG director, with 24 countries trailing the U.S. rate of improvement and another 24 that appear to be improving at a faster rate.

To find out, I compared long - term real investment returns with the real rate of return assumed by state teacher pension funds *.

The first makes state assessment data comparable by adjusting proficiency rates based on the discrepancy between how well low - income students performed on The National Assessment of Academic Progress (NAEP) in each state compared to how well low - income students performed on their own state exam.

Even the factors that make up a school's rating will vary greatly by state, rendering it virtually impossible to compare student performance from one state to another.

Figure 3 plots the average test score of students (compared to the national average) by the average union coverage rate of educators in all 50 states.

The study compared the progress of English - learners as they moved from kindergarten through elementary grades and into middle school by looking at their scores on California's annual English - language proficiency tests, the rates at which they were reclassified as English - fluent, and their scores on state exams.

The study — commissioned by the San Francisco district and conducted by Sean Reardon at Stanford — compared the progress of English - learners as they moved from kindergarten through elementary grades and into middle school by looking at their scores on California's annual English - language proficiency tests, the rates at which they were reclassified as English - fluent, and their scores on state exams.

The national rates were 51 percent for black students and 53 percent for Hispanic students, according to federal data cited in a 2016 study by Penn State University education professor Erica Frankenberg that compared D.C. to states.

Specifically, the Student Progress Rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on reading and math assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state.

Sixteen states report graduation rates at or above 85 percent, compared to just nine states that reached that benchmark in 2010 — 11, according to data collected by the U.S. Department of Education.

This brief look at several widely recognized assessments demonstrates that none of these tests are useful for comparing the quality of schools or teachers — especially in the United States, with its diverse population, high poverty rates (by far the highest among developed nations), and wide variety of pedagogical philosophies.

Louisiana, another state praised by charter - school advocates following the remaking of New Orleans schools after Hurricane Katrina, scored particularly well because of its high growth rate, the number of poor students its charter schools serve and academic growth compared with other public schools in the state.

To compare, North Carolina's statewide cohort graduation rate is 77.9 percent, dropping to 71.5 percent for black students and 68.8 for Hispanic children — all levels that has been decried as unacceptable by state leaders of all political stripes.

Click here to view a comparison of state NAEP averages created by the U. S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences; you can also see charts here comparing each states» proficiency rates to those of NAEP for 4th and 8th grade reading along with charts for math and science.

What's clearer, for now, is what can't fit into the new grading system: State lawmakers» directive forbids the new A-F rating system from deriving an academic «growth» score by comparing students to their peers, as the current system does.

After serving for five years as academic dean, Dr. Avilés was tapped by the district to open and lead the Above and Beyond Ninth Grade High School Initiative to serve students who were considered at - risk of dropping out of school, where, as a result, 114 of 118 students moved to the 10th grade, compared to 40 percent retention rates for ninth graders in the district and state.

A new report by the education reform organization Achieve finds large «honesty gaps» between state - reported proficiency rates in math and reading compared to those on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is also known as the Nation's Report Card.

A recent Education Week blog by Marc Tucker examines what it truly takes to get a first - rate teacher in front of every student, and compares the United States systems to the rest of the world.

To determine the real cause of US Bank's lower rate of mortgage complaints, we had to compare the data on a state - by - state basis.

Since home insurance rates vary widely by region, you should compare quotes you receive from American Family to the average in your state.

ValuePenguin compared auto insurance quotes in Georgia to give the Peach State's 6.5 million licensed drivers a sense of the best rates by city and company.

If you plan to refinance, tracking mortgage rates nationally is generally more useful than comparing them state - by - state or by city.

Since you can compare plans from all fifty states, you're likely to find a plan that is low on fees, offers tax deductions, and delivers a great rate of return just by doing your own research online.

Duration enables investor to more easily compare bonds with different maturities and coupon rates by creating a simple rule: with every percentage change in interest rates, the bond's value will decline by its modified duration, stated as a percentage.

The delinquency rate also varies by state, with more East Coast states having a delinquency rate greater than 1 % compared to West Coast states, Southern states, or Midwestern states.

According to a recent research study reported by the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, «the return rate for lost animals with micro chips was 20 times higher for cats and 2.5 times higher for dogs compared to lost animals without a microchip.»

Here's a chart of flights from the United States operated by American Airlines with new redemption starting next year, compared to current rates.

This post compares the proposed costs relative to recent rate requests and approved rate increases by New York State (NYS) electric utilities.

Novelist Michael Crichton, in State of Fear, ends with an appendix comparing the theory of global warming to the theory of eugenics — the belief, prominently promoted by Nazis, that the gene pool of the human species was degenerating due to higher reproductive rates of «inferior» people.

The map (above) shows predicted changes in the annual number of days of extreme rainfall (defined as rainfall totals in excess of the historic 98th percentile) across the United States by 2041 - 2070 as compared to 1971 - 2000 if greenhouse gases continue to increase at a high rate (A2 scenario).

Analysis by Manhattan Institute has revealed a pattern of starkly higher rates in most states with RPS mandates compared with those without mandates.

According to the 2016 Real Rate Report, issued by CEB consulting company and Wolters Kluwer NV's ELM Solutions, which helps in - house legal departments manage budgets, hourly rates in the United States increased 5.4 percent in 2015 compared with 2014, boosted by an average 7.5 percent increase at firms with more than 1,000 lawyers.

If sample size is not masking a significant correlation, the greater readability advantage in federal courts may be explained by the factors that depress the summary judgment success rate in state courts: more restrictive state summary judgment standards, the lack of state court resources compared with those in federal court, and state court judges» relative reluctance to grant summary judgment.111 Although greater readability could still influence the outcomes in some state cases, which would be consistent with the slight readability advantage in our sample, on the whole the anti-summary-judgment factors would reduce the potential readability effect on summary judgment outcome.

Because both wages and car insurance rates swing dramatically, we looked at affordability by comparing the cost of legal - minimum auto insurance with each state's minimum wage.