Sentences with phrase «student in certain grades»
No less than 81 percent of all respondents support requiring students in certain grades to pass an exam before they proceed to the next grade, and 85 percent support requiring students to pass an exam before graduating from high school.
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At the same time, because many teachers are looking specifically for activities and ideas for students in certain grades, Science Buddies has grade - specific and thematic boards, too.
Today, the state uses the FCAT both to rate public schools as part of the «A +» accountability plan and to determine whether students in certain grades are promoted to the next grade.
The difference is a change in the yardstick used to measure «proficiency» — what students in a certain grade level should know and be able to do — rather than a change in how students performed on the tests.
The goals of the Commissioner's Network appeared to be to circumvent collective bargaining agreements; to hire outside consultants such as Mass Insight; and to increase the amount of time devoted to a bewildering variety of standardized test packages and pilots (some estimate that there are 37 different standardized tests administered per student in certain grades).
In an effort to end so - called social promotions, Mr. Bush would require students in certain grades to pass statewide tests in order to move up a grade.
Some students in certain grades in the 263 districts administering the computer - based tests experienced the delay, accordi...
Only about half of teachers like the idea of continuing the federal requirement that all students in certain grades be tested.
The GOP plan also eliminates some enrollment rules for the state's voucher programs, which limit enrollment to students in certain grades and authorizes a state charter school office to create charter schools statewide without the approval of local school boards.
According to the Education Next poll, «Only about half of teachers like the idea of continuing the federal requirement that all students in certain grades be tested.