Sentences with phrase «while educational scores»

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«That it is agreed by all stakeholders in the educational sector that the pass mark for the competency test be pegged at 60 per cent while those who are unable to score up to 60 per cent be retrained.

In The Atlantic last month, Carly Berwick praised Germany for raising its nationwide test scores while simultaneously reducing educational inequality.

While Massachusetts is widely acknowledged to have the best - performing students in the nation, at least as measured by national and international test scores, there are increasing signs that educational progress in the state has stalled.

Peter Smyth, a retired educator and administrator, and also a co-founder of Community Voice, says, «After a career in education and research into educational reform, I have come to these conclusions: while South Carolina Superintendent Zais has applied for a waiver to No Child Left Behind, his proposals reflect those of Secretary Duncan and the current and previous administrations, policies which have not achieved their goals and have made raising test scores and graduation rates, rather than meaningful learning, the default goals of American education.

While not yet acknowledging how holding teachers accountable for their students» test scores, while ideal, simply does not work (see the «Top Ten» reasons why this does not work here), at least the federal government has given back to the states the authority to devise, hopefully, some more research - informed educational policies in these regards (I know.While not yet acknowledging how holding teachers accountable for their students» test scores, while ideal, simply does not work (see the «Top Ten» reasons why this does not work here), at least the federal government has given back to the states the authority to devise, hopefully, some more research - informed educational policies in these regards (I know.while ideal, simply does not work (see the «Top Ten» reasons why this does not work here), at least the federal government has given back to the states the authority to devise, hopefully, some more research - informed educational policies in these regards (I know....).

In addition, while many have noted that the statistical methods employed to generate value - added estimates will force a distribution of «teacher effectiveness» scores, it is not clear that the distinctions generated and measured have educational (or clinical) meaning.

The European country managed to raise test scores while reducing educational inequality.

He suggested that while authorizing standards are vital to charter success (NACSA rates each state and provides an index score to quantify the effectiveness of their authorization process), the strength of the charter movement is built upon the idea that creativity, flexibility, and originality to meet the educational needs of diverse learners should continue to define the charter movement.

Rob Weil, deputy director for educational issues at the American Federation of Teachers, disagrees, and said that while the union is looking for better ways of evaluating teachers, test scores are not enough.

Secretary DeVos is right when she says that American state schools appear to have grown accustomed to being in receive mode, waiting for orders from on high as to what they are to do next; while independent schools continue to enjoy their autonomy and capacity for innovation, which was once a rationale for the charter sector as well, but that sector has lost its vitality since philanthropists suborned leading educational entrepreneurs into specializing in test prep, so impatient did they become to see the effects of their spending reflected in national test score reports, an improvement that has not been forthcoming.

While it is absolutely true that educational opportunity, like economic opportunity, is unequally distributed by race and class, the solutions for that are not going to be found by rigging cut scores but rather by substantially addressing something education reformers today generally discount: inequitable and inadequate school funding.

It is certainly Orwellian to learn that while Governor Malloy's new education reform bill will judge my child's teacher on the students» CMT scores; the state is telling me that I shouldn't make educational decisions about my own child based on the same CMT results.

While using our Recording and Assessment Services, you may upload Student Data such as, but not limited to, name, date of birth, gender; as well as educational assessment data such as grades or scores.

While finishing her doctorate degree in educational leadership, she helped her school exceed its expected test scores.

«While we are obviously delighted at the improvement of consumer knowledge about credit scoring, we remain committed to ensuring our educational resources will keep pace with the surging demand for credit - related education by consumers, including and especially underserved groups,» said Barrett Burns, President and CEO of VantageScore Solutions in a press release.

While you will need a credit score of 620 to apply, the lender also evaluates your educational and job history when making a loan decision.

The parental HADS scores were missing for 1669 fathers (22 %) and 653 mothers (9 %), while the educational level was missing for 630 fathers (8 %) and 17 mothers (2 %).