Sentence examples for proficiency standard from inspiring English sources

As for the 100percentt proficiency standard?

To toss out the proficiency standard set by Florida's graduation exam is to throw away real accountability.

Or take something as seemingly straightforward as the "proficiency" standard set by the No Child Left Behind legislation.

As a result, legislators are pushing to lower the state's proficiency standard, Ms. Tenenbaum said, an idea she opposes.

Connecticut measures achievement using a "proficiency" standard under the federal No Child Left Behind law and a higher state standard called the "goal and advanced" level.

There was a new vendor, but even more importantly, the tests became untimed, there were fewer questions and there is even some evidence that the proficiency standard dropped.

The second set of data released by the state was a listing of the percentage of students who met or exceeded proficiency standards on this year's standardized English and Math tests in grades 3 through 8.

The bill provides for stringent sanctions against schools that don't meet proficiency standards.

The administration also will give money to states like Massachusetts that have rigorous proficiency standards.

Neither did high school students who performed below basic proficiency standards before high school.

Thirty-one percent of third graders met state proficiency standards in English, 38 percent in math.