Sentences with phrase «under test scores»

Not exact matches

In order to be eligible for the Army's Loan Repayment Program, the applicant is required to enlist in the Army with at least a high school diploma, score at least a 50 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test, hold a loan that is guaranteed under the Higher Education ACT, agree to serve in a critical military occupational specialty, have a written contract, and decline Montgomery GI Bill enrollment.

KEY FACT: Newcastle have won only three points from their last 57 available in the Premier League against Man City MATCH ODDS: Newcastle 12/1 Draw 23/4 Man City 1/4 bet365 Pick: Man City to win and Both Teams to Score @ 8/5 ANDY SAYS: Have to go with City, don't see Newcastle testing them too much... 0 - 3 GRAEME SAYS: Has to be an away win, but might not be as easy as some think... 0 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Comfortable City victory — easy three points for me... 0 - 4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Under # 4 — why isn't Kevin De Bruyne higher?

Fresh from scoring in back - to - back fixtures for Southampton Under - 23s, Callum Slattery is relishing the chance to test himself against senior opposition when Saints travel to Cambridge United on Tuesday evening.

At a meeting with concerned parents, the school superintendent sympathized with our concerns, but explained how much pressure the administrators were under, because of No Child Left Behind, to raise standardized test scores.

Athletes take the test prior to their seasons under normal conditions and again within 24 - 72 hours after a concussion to see how well they score and if they need to seek further medical evaluation.

Patients who underwent timed intrauterine insemination after the Cap - Score Test had a higher chance of pregnancy than under other treatment regimens for unexplained infertility.

Professor Luthar, among others, maintains that the pressure children are under to succeed — «and that means trophies and test scores and getting into the right college» — can also be counterproductive.

Julia Bauscher, who is president of a national advocacy group called the School Nutrition Association, says administrators are under intense pressure to increase instruction time and boost standardized test scores.

De Blasio responded by pointing to successes under the mayoral control program, including higher graduation rates and test scores as well as an expansion of computer science courses.

Another option said to be under discussion would dramatically reduce the weight given test scores in such ratings.

Teachers wouldn't be evaluated based on their students» standardized test scores any longer under a measure approved by the New York State Assembly.

The system has seen dramatic improvements in test scores and a record - high graduation rates under his tenure.

With the problems with the Pearson tests, the state's bogus VAM (value added measure), the setting of cut scores, and now the data being undermined by opt out no school district should have to pay the legal fees to try to fire someone under Cuomo's silly evaluation system!

Under Mayor de Blasio, we're seeing record high graduation rates, record low drop - out rates and rising test scores.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve,» Levitan said in an emailed statement.

It seems even a total delinking is under discussion, a 180 degree shift from his imposed law passed this spring hardwiring a teacher's survival to student scores on state mandated Common Core driven tests.

Dan Levitan, spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign, responded with the same statement he gave to The Post: «Under Mayor de Blasio, Crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the City is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

Under the new «emergency regulation,» educators still would get annual «growth» scores from Albany based on results of state tests given during the moratorium, but the scores would be advisory.

De Blasio campaign spokesman Dan Levitan said, «Under Mayor de Blasio, New York City is making a record contribution to fixing and upgrading subways and buses, affordable housing is being built at a record rate, and graduation rates and test scores continue to rise.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

With Lafayette High School under orders from Albany to close because of poor test scores, the school is proposing a re-structuring of itself.

Under the proposal, educators who earn «developing» or «ineffective» — the two lowest ratings — would have their scores recalculated without the components that are based on the Common Core tests.

Under the current teacher and principal evaluation system, students» growth scores — a state - produced calculation that quantifies students» year - to - year improvement on standardized tests while controlling for factors like poverty — make up 20 percent of evaluations for teachers whose courses culminate in the state tests.

The state is still required to use state test scores in school accountability — a requirement that will be carried over under the new law, the official said.

While unions have said they worry that teachers could be unfairly judged based on their students» test results, the scoring for students and teachers is quite different — students get an objective standardized test score, while teachers are evaluated under multipart programs that are developed by local teachers unions and school leaders.

Teachers wouldn't be evaluated based on their students» standardized test scores any longer under a measure approved by the New York state Assembly.

As predicted by state education officials, scores on the first English and math tests given statewide to elementary school students under tougher new learning standards are not very good.

«Well - off schools with the highest student test scores come under the same tenure law as struggling schools in high - poverty areas.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, graduation rates are at record highs, test scores are up, universal pre-kindergarten is available to every 4 - year - old, and advanced - placement and computer - science courses are becoming available to all students.

The latest numbers from the Department of Education show standardized test scores increased in every school district under her watch.

Under Mr. de Blasio, graduation rates and test scores have continued to rise.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says parents and students can exhale knowing that the second round of Common Core aligned test scores will not be included on student's permanent transcripts under the new budget deal.

Under his reform plan, Mr. Cuomo is suggesting that 50 percent of teacher assessments be based on student test scores instead of the current 20 percent.

The school, JHS / MS 80, has come under fire for dismal math and English test scores as well as allegations that its principal downplayed other violent incidents.

Student retention, promotion and placement can not be based primarily on the new tests and their scores on these exams will not appear on students» permanent records until 2018, under the budget provisions.

Scores from the Common Core tests play a larger role in teacher evaluations under the new law.

But when the test was framed in terms of preventing losses due to forgetting, the results flipped: participants reminded of the stereotypes about aging and memory loss actually scored better than those who were under no stereotype threat.

As the research team and international collaborators continue to validate the stemness risk score, plans are under way to test the score in a clinical trial at the Princess Margaret, which now has the NanoString system in its molecular diagnostic laboratory.

«Passing the Bell test with such a high score is the strongest possible proof that we have the operation of a quantum computer entirely under control,» said Morello.

Mica Levi — «Under The Skin» (2013) In general, we've tried to steer away from the best latter - day horror scores, as it's always hard to know the extent to which any work will withstand the test of time.

The first time Sony saw the movie was a test screening in Burbank, and our deal with Sony was if it scored under a certain percentage, they could put the movie straight to DVD.

The inclusion of student test scores was a requirement under the federal initiatives, for example.

As noted above, one of the benefits of the analysis presented here is that it relies on student performance on NAEP, which should be relatively immune from such test - score «inflation» since it is not used as a high - stakes test under NCLB or any other accountability system.

Our estimates indicate that, for each teacher who left under the ERI, test scores increased by 0.01 and 0.04 student - level standard deviations in math and reading, respectively.

A bipartisan group of House education leaders signed a letter to Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings that raises concerns over why the test scores of some students are apparently not being counted under the No Child Left Behind Act.

Once good standards and decent tests are in place, states should release test scores (and other revealing information such as graduation rates) every which way, and they should rate their schools on an easy to understand scale, ideally from A to F, as Florida started doing under Governor Jeb Bush.

Under the changes being proposed to the state's A + school accountability program, Florida's annual school - by - school letter grades would be based on longitudinal data — that is, looking at how students» test scores increase or decline as they proceed through school over several years.

State efforts at carrying out requirements to test English - language learners under the No Child Left Behind Act are receiving increased scrutiny, as hundreds of schools across the country fail to meet goals for adequate yearly progress at least in part because of such students» scores.

Under this program, tens of thousands of students were required to attend summer school, thousands who did not master basic skills were held back rather than being promoted as was traditional in most school systems, and more than 100 schools were put on probation for low test scores.

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) put schools under the microscope by requiring that they report, annually, the test - score performance of students in grades 3 through 8, and, again, for grade 10.