Sentences with phrase «white test score performance»

Their conclusion, as reported by the Brookings Institute, was that «Having a top - quartile teacher rather than a bottom - quartile teacher four years in a row could be enough to close the black - white test score performance.»

Not exact matches

Several factors affect poor children's academic performances, and more money doesn't always close the gap between their test scores and the scores of their white, middle class counterparts, Neill told Education World.

Schools that report low achievement for English - language learners also report low test scores for white and African - American students, and share characteristics associated with poor performance on standardized tests, according to a study released by the Pew Hispanic Center.

On average, black students typically score one standard deviation below white students on standardized tests — roughly the difference in performance between the average 4th grader and the average 8th grader.

It's especially key for students of color, whose test scores still often lag far behind white students» performance in the district, Cheatham said.

The push is seen as especially important for students of color, whose test scores as a whole lag far behind white students» academic performance in the district.

The researchers found students» reported self - management skills and growth mindset were the best predictors of students» later reading and math performance; a higher sense of self - efficacy was associated with higher test scores for white and Asian students, but not for black or Hispanic students.

Among the facts from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Fourth Grade Reading report cited by FairTest: — There has been no gain in NAEP grade four reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped sincescores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped sinceScores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since 1996.

According to KIPP, last school year, more than 70 percent of Morfin's class scored proficient or advanced in English on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress state tests, while only 37 percent of California's Latino fifth - graders and 65 percent of their white counterparts achieved the same results.