Not exact matches
A study
of how Hispanic 10th graders are performing in mathematics and English language arts on Massachusetts» state exams
compares the scores
of various
subgroups of Hispanic
students.
For this reason, we also examine two U.S.
subgroups conventionally thought to have better preparation for school — white
students and
students from families where at least one parent is reported to have received a college degree — and
compare the percentages
of high - achieving
students among them to the (total) populations abroad.
High - needs
students in a school or district are often placed in a demographic
subgroup for purposes
of comparing their academic performance with those
of other
students.
A Tier 3 school that has implemented targeted supports for more than three years, but has not improved the performance
of the same
student subgroup compared to the «all
students» group will be classified as Tier 4 and qualify for comprehensive supports.
«While the performance
of Virginia
students compares favorably to that
of students in other states, the disparities between
subgroups underscore the importance
of the Board
of Education's policies and initiatives aimed at narrowing, and ultimately closing, achievement gaps,» Board
of Education President David M. Foster said.
If you're surveying in your own school or classroom, consider: How do
student experiences
compare across demographic
subgroups, such as
students of different genders or races?
«Meanwhile,» he wrote, «
student achievement remains low» for all
student subgroups,
compared with the performance
of students in other states on national tests.
This study explores the heterogeneous effects
of ESL
compared to developmental English on first generation, second generation, and generation 1.5
students as well as other language minority
subgroups in order to illuminate which language minority
students benefit the most (and the least) from ESL.
LA Unified fared better in the performance
of English learners on the ELA test than
compared to the state, but did not best the state in two other key
subgroups, which are
students with disabilities and
students from economically challenged families.
Among all the
subgroups of LA Unified
students who took the state's new Smarter Balanced standardized tests, English language - learners (ELL) produced especially disappointing results, finishing behind the state average for ELLs and near the bottom
compared with the state's 11 other large districts.
CAP used the 2012 - 13 school - level proficiency rates from the U.S. Department
of Education to
compare the proficiency rates
of student subgroups with the overall performance
of their school.
(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval
of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description
of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus
of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll
students; (iii) the organization
of the school by ages
of students or grades to be taught, an estimate
of the total enrollment
of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll
students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to
students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance
of the
subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs
of limited English - proficient
students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment
of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education
of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation
of the school; (xi) the provision
of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications
of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement
of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all
students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a
student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision
of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a
student population that, when
compared to
students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll
students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations
of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.
For the purposes
of the brief, we operationalized access and equity as follows: to evaluate access, we examined districts» choice and recruitment policies and assessed the degree to which pathways were representative
of their districts» high school
student populations; to evaluate equity, we
compared academic outcomes for Linked Learning
student subgroups with those
of similar peers in traditional high school settings.
However, the tests must be aligned with the state academic content standards, address the depth and breadth
of such standards, and be equivalent in content coverage, difficulty, and quality to the state - designed assessments AND must provide comparable, valid, and reliable data on academic achievement, as
compared to the state - designed assessments, for all
students and for each
subgroup of students among all local school districts within the state.
While each
subgroup of students — including economically disadvantaged children — made progress this year, achievement gaps remained stubbornly large: 92 percent
of white
students were proficient in reading, for example,
compared with 52 percent
of Hispanic
students, 44 percent
of black
students and 42 percent
of poor children.