Iowa ranks high in ACT scores, but achievement gap is widening. Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA) (09/28/2006)
About one-fourth of all Iowa's graduating seniors areACT representatives said Iowa students are outperformingstates, but an academic achievement gap is growing internally. On average, Iowa students earned a 21.6students averaged 20.6. In Iowa, African-American students averaged the
Waterloo, Iowa, schools accept John Deere donation for achievement upgrades. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (08/24/2004)
Falls Courier, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 24--WATERLOO, Iowa -- The Board ofhelp close the achievement gap faced by African-Americon closing the achievement gap between African-Americagrants to address achievement gap problemsApproved a $3,000
Utah kids score above average on Iowa Tests Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (01/12/2007)
nationally on the Iowa Tests of Basicreference test resultsmeasuring student achievement prior to thegroup took the test and a differentstable on the Iowa," testingconcerns" on achievement gaps, whichand in the Iowa. I think itfocus on the
SAT: the SAT got him into Harvard from a small Iowa town. But now, Charles Murray wants to abolish the test. It's unnecessary and,...... The American (Washington, DC) (07/01/2007)
vocabulary lists. The math test saw some changes in thecurriculum, the changes in the test in 1993-1994 probablypsychometrician leaks that news immediately. I will thereuponthe revisions in the test would not have shownschool transcript and achievement test scores into
Younger Iowa students post higher test scores; 4th graders show 'modest' gains in math and reading Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) (08/07/2003)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's fourth graders postedand reading skills while test scores for older studentsGov. Tom Vilsack said the test results showed that hisstudents are reaching higher achievement levels, and that achievement translates into a brighteropportunity for
Performance Pay for Teachers Catches On; Wisconsin, Iowa, Other States Consider Plans Based on Student Achievement The Washington Post (02/26/2000)
governors of Wisconsin and Iowa proposed "pay-for-performanceUnder Thompson's "Award for Achievement" plan, a school would volunteeryear improvement is made in test scores, attendance and dropoutschools would have to improve test scores for all studentsdisadvantaged ones, and
City schools dump Iowa Test New reading exam will have lower stakes, be given 3 times a year Chicago Sun-Times (08/21/2005)
a new, shorter test that will be givenhelp kids. The Iowa Test of Basic Skillsschool system. The Iowa will be replacedmillion reading test called StanfordIllinois Standards Achievement Tests. Stanfordlow-stakes math test. It also meansone high- stakes
Officials pleased with test scores; Dubuque school board sees progress on Iowa Test of Basic Skills Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) (02/28/2006)
Iowa Test of Basic Skills results are in and Dubuquesaid. "We're looking at continued student achievement in the math area." As a district, fourth-gradecontinue to lag behind their peers in overall test scores. Devaney said the district has been
JEFFCO STUDENTS STAY ABOVE U.S. AVERAGE MINORITY SOPHOMORES MAKE HISTORY WITH SCORES IN IOWA TESTS.(Local) Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (06/11/1999)
Byline: Manny Gonzales News Staff Writer GOLDEN -- Minorityfirst time in standardized test scores released Thursdayother Jeffco students in the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. Overallcontributed to the academic achievement of the students in theirthe better they did on the test,
JEFFCO STUDENTS' SCORES LAUDED BUT MINORITIES FALL BELOW ANGLO PUPILS ON IOWA SKILLS TEST.(Local) Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (08/22/1997)
Cathy Cummins Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer GOLDEN -- Thirdthe latest results of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Districtcontinue to focus on student achievement,'' said Cindy Stevensonsuperintendent for instruction. The test checks a range of skillsemphasis on parts of the
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