Sentences with phrase «third highest reading»

Despite last month's decline, the index is the third highest reading of 2015 and has now increased year - over-year for ten consecutive months.

Bankrate's Financial Security Index itself has rebounded slightly, from 105.3 in July to 105.8 this month — the third highest reading ever.

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And nearly a third said they expect cash flow and their financial situations each to be poor, also the highest readings for the survey.

The PPS set on Thursday brought the company's valuation to $ 4.4 billion (over one - third higher than the $ 3 billion valuation received... Read More

The highest Index reading was +114 in the fourth quarter of 2006, and the lowest reading was -28 in the third quarter of 2010.

«30 According to Croce the work of Karl Marx, «who created the new religion of the masses» in the same sense in which Paul of Tarsus created Christianity» was at first known only second or third hand.31 But when Antonio Labriola discovered Marx's writing and popularized his theories «Herbert Spencer whom every one had read and quoted as the highest authority, was no longer quoted or read, and was allowed to fall into complete oblivion.

To understand why Thomas now spends his Saturdays at a Kansas City library reading to children — one of many activities sponsored by his Third and Long foundation — you have to go back to his first meeting with Williams at Palmetto Junior High.

Bradford's Filipe Morais was sent off for a high challenge on 63 minutes and Jamie Mackie scored Reading's third shortly after with a neat low finish.

Unfortunately, most districts and unions across the state set the bar so low that nearly 60 % of teachers got the highest rating when only a third of students read and do math at grade level.

The House chooses to read it as «the three highest numbers» and allows multiple third place people.

Reading proficiency by third grade is an important predictor of high school graduation and career success.

More than one third of boys with low cortisol were nominated by their peers as the «meanest» in the class, compared with 10.5 percent of boys who had at least one higher cortisol reading.

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Third, at the end of the study, students who started the study in the MPCP had higher reading scores than comparable MPS students.

That is, as Anderson recognizes, «a very lofty aspirational goal, considering that we have about a third of our kids reading at grade level by the 3rd grade, and that we graduate about 55 percent of our kids, and only 23 percent of those do so by passing high - stakes tests.

Statewide, more than three quarters of 4th graders read below grade level, the same share of 8th graders are below grade level in math, and nearly one third of high - school students drop out.

Nearly two thirds of the public favor the federal government's requirement that all students be tested in math and reading each year in 3rd through 8th grade and at least once in high school, and only 24 % oppose the policy.

Only a few generations ago, it was okay to enter the workforce as a high school dropout who could only read at a third - grade level.

Half the kids were somewhere between first - and third - grade reading level coming into high school, which means for eight years, they've been in heavy neglect.

◦ Trend: Nearly four out of five respondents favor the federal requirement that all students be tested in math and reading in each grade from third through eighth and at least once in high school, about the same as in the past.

New findings by Harvard Graduate School of Education Associate Professor Nonie Lesaux released in a report today by Strategies for Children, Inc., revealed that 43 percent of Massachusetts third graders read below grade level, which may lead to continued struggles in high school and puts them at...

One in six children who are not reading proficiently in third grade don't graduate from high school on time.

Under the new system, grades one through three are measured against a goal of reading by the end of third grade; grades four through six on proficient or advanced performance on the English and math portions of a state test indicating middle school readiness; seven, eight, and nine on high school readiness with passing all ninth - grade; grades 10, 11, and 12 focus on the goal of high school graduation.

Once I started teaching high school, however, even though my first job was in special education and my students» reading levels were not much higher than those in my third - grade classroom, I switched to Arial.

Everything I know about the slow growing, cumulative nature of language proficiency suggests it is all but impossible to test prep your way to a high score on a third to eighth grade reading test, especially the more challenging Common Core tests.

• Children who are not reading proficiently in third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school.

• The third school had high growth in reading and math by its second year (subject to state verification).

Early reading success or failure is highly predictive of a child's academic trajectory: one out of six kids who are not reading proficiently by third grade will not graduate from high school on time.

When charter students moved to higher - quality schools, they gained an additional fifty - eight days of learning in reading and eighty - eight days of learning in math by the third year after their school closed.

Her research revealed that 43 percent of Massachusetts third - graders read below grade level, which may lead to continued struggles in high school and puts them at significant risk of not graduating or contributing to the state's knowledge - based economy.

When students do not learn to read by third grade or develop reading difficulties after third grade, as is disproportionately the case for students living in poverty (Kieffer, 2010), it is critically important that an emphasis on learning to read remain an instructional priority in upper - elementary classrooms as well as in middle and high schools.

According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, students who struggle to read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to drop out or to fail high school.

Grant funds are awarded to help states and local school districts establish high - quality, comprehensive reading instruction for all children in kindergarten through third grade.

One in six children who are not reading proficiently in third grade fail to graduate from high school on time, four times the rate for children with proficient third - grade reading skills.

For instance, Severna Park Elementary, located in a high - income area, had 85 percent of its third - graders and 92 of its fifth - graders passing the reading test.

In its founding year, KVP was the third highest ranked school for reading and number five school for math across the KIPP network on the MAP assessment.

About two - thirds of the public supports the federal mandate for testing of math and reading in grades 3 to 8 and in high school, although teachers are divided on this requirement.

Over the past three years, Dr. Cassellius has delivered on Governor Dayton's 7 - point Plan, Better Schools for a Better Minnesota; which puts a sharp focus on early learning, third grade reading, high school graduation and the elimination of achievement gaps.

Missing too many days can lead to struggling to read proficiently by the end of third grade and dropping out in high school, research shows.

That law ushered in high - stakes testing to measure student progress in reading and math between the third and eighth grades.

One in six children who are not reading proficiently in third grade fail to graduate from high school on time, four times the rate for children with proficient third grade reading skills.

Students in grades 3 and 4 had the District's highest level of proficiency at 8.3 percent, which indicates that the District's focus on helping students to read on grade level by third grade is yielding results over time.

Hernandez, Donald (2011) Double Jeopardy: How third - grade reading skills and poverty influence high school graduation.

Ensuring that Kentucky's young children benefit from high quality early learning that keeps each and every child on a path toward proficiency in reading and mathematics by the end of third grade

Today if you don't recognize Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction by name, you're probably familiar with his policies — high stakes reading exams for third graders, merit pay for teachers, A-F grading for schools.

Although the percentage of third graders reading Below Basic according to Connecticut's standardized tests declined from 65 percent in 2006 - 2007 to 46 percent in 2010 - 2011, far too many children attending Walsh aren't getting the high - quality instruction, curricula, and school leadership they need for long - term success.

It is widely known that third grade reading proficiency is one of the strongest predictors of high school graduation, postsecondary attainment and career success.

As Eva Moskowitz puts it: «If (we) backfilled older grades... the incoming students» lower relative academic preparation would adversely affect the schools» other students... We have an obligation to the parents in middle and high school, and the kids in middle and high school, that until the district schools are able to do a better job, it's not really fair for the seventh - grader or high school student to have to be educated with a child who's reading at a second - or third - grade level.»

For poor and minority students, risks are higher: 26 percent of those who face the «double jeopardy» of poverty and low reading proficiency fail to earn high school diplomas, and Hispanic and African American children who lack proficiency by third grade are twice as likely to drop out of school as their white counterparts.