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Veronica Nicole Amason
University of Houston-Victoria
Math 80%
Science 82%
Social Studies 92%
ELA 92%
The results show a gain of 16% overall.
The percentage
of students in
Texas who
performed at or
above the NAEP
Basic level was
73 percent in
2009.
The percentage
of students in
Texas who
performed at or
above the NAEP
Proficient level
was 27 percent
in 2009. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/stt2009/
2010460TX8.pdf
The percentage of fourth
graders in the nation scoring at
or above Proficient in 2009
was 33%.
http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/
In 2009, the average
score in Texas was
lower than those in
32
states/jurisdictions .
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/stt2009/2010460TX8.pdf
In 2009, Black students had an average score that was 25 points lower than that of White students.
In 2009, Hispanic students had an average score that was 22 points lower than that of White students.
In 2009, students who were eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch, an indicator of low income, had an average score that was 23 points lower than that of students who were not eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/stt2009/2010460T
X8.pdf
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/stt2009/2010460TX8.pdf
Texas is #49
in verbal SAT
scores in the
nation (493)
and #46 in
average math
SAT scores
(502). http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/ww
stand/wws0512ed/
Texas is #36 in the nation in high school
graduation rates (68%).
http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/ww
stand/wws0512ed/
Texas is #50 in the nation with the
percentage of Texans with a high school
diploma (Only 78.3 percent of Texans 25
years of age and older had a high school
diploma in 2004)
http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/ww
stand/wws0512ed/
The percentage of graduates taking one
calculus level course is 16%
The percentage of graduates taking one
advanced science course is 18%
http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_2009/
Out of Texas’ 145 public and
private higher education
institutions, only one private
institution, Rice University, ranked
among the nation’s top 50.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/ww
stand/wws0512ed/
Texas is #35 with the percentage of
population 25 years or older with a
bachelor’s degree or higher in 2004
(24.5%)
http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/ww
stand/wws0512ed/
The average prose and document literacy scores of U.S. adults were not measurably different in 2003 from 1992.
The average prose and document literacy scores of 16-18 year olds decreased 3% in 2003 from 1992.
http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_2009/
THE WORLD'S BEST AND WORST IN 8TH-GRADE MATH Percentage of U.S. eighth-graders testing at or above
proficient in math in our highest ranking state: 51% Massachusetts
Countries that did better on a comparable test: Singapore 73% Hong Kong 66% Korea 65% Taiwan 61% Japan 57%
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2
007-11-13-student-study_N.htm
Results from a 2003 Adult Literacy and Life
skills study showed that U.S. adults were
outperformed by adults in Norway,
Bermuda, Canada, and Switzerland, or 4
of the 5 countries participating.
http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_2009/
In China, students take
physics, chemistry, and biology every year
in high school.
http://www.foundationsofphysicalscience.or
g
Students go to school at about 6 in the
morning and return at about 6 in the
afternoon. Then, they eat dinner and go
back to school until about 10 at night. This
adds up to about 14 to 15 hours of school
and constant studying.
http://www.foundationsofphysicalscience.or
g
US has lower HS graduation rates than
other developed nations along with a
greater penalty for not graduating
lower university completion rates
greater financial incentive to graduate
college.
http://academicbiz.typepad.com/piloted/20
07/10/us-education-co.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/
In the United States, the richest 10 percent earn an
average of $93,000
The poorest 10% earn an average of $5,800
http://streetsideinvestor.com/index.php/2008/10/21/gap-growing-among-the-rich-and-poor/
Professional
Learning
Communities
work together to
create a shared
vision of student
expectations
Teachers work
together to align
curriculum, instruction
and assessment to
ensure the relevancy
and rigor will prepare
our students to be
competitive in a global
market.
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