And there's this rising score from Jerome Moross in The Big Country and I get so thrilled by it.
After treatment for prostate cancer, for instance, a rapidly rising score indicates a return of the disease.
A high P.S.A. score, or a rising score over time, typically leads to a potentially painful biopsy in which a dozen or so tissue samples are taken to determine if cancer has begun to grow in a man's prostate.
Mr. Klein, for his part, said he was confident that rising scores reflected real improvements.
The students of a dedicated teacher trying new ways of teaching math, say, would not necessarily show steadily rising scores.
Rising scores have boosted morale among teachers and students, Superintendent Williams said, but the looming budget cuts are causing concern.
Outside the school, signs celebrate rising scores on interim tests the students took in August and January.
One not to miss will be the DWP talk on internal comms, which should be interesting, given the department's rising scores in the civil service people survey.
Moreover, even with the rising scores in those grades, a sizable number of Newton students have still not mastered minimum basic skills.
Two, California and Illinois, have already won approval for proposals that would allow them to receive credit for the rising scores of students like Claudia, and more may follow, Ms. Leos said.
