Thanks to the actions of this Congress last year, we will soon have for the very first time a voluntary national test based on national standards in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math.
While Cincinnati public schools have not hit their targets, they have improved in all four consistently measurable areas: fourth-grade reading, eighth-grade math, graduation rates and college enrollment.
In fourth-grade reading, six urban districts have participated since the exam was first given in 2002 and each posted gains of at least twice the national average of three points.
The preliminary reading on fourth-quarter GDP comes out Thursday, along with jobless claims and the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index.
In economic news, a second reading of fourth-quarter gross domestic product was revised into positive territory as expected, to 0.1%, falling short of the 0.5% growth economists had anticipated.
In remaining above the midpoint of 50 for the fourth consecutive month, the reading still signalled an expansion in activity but at a slightly reduced pace.
Steven Wyner's client, Deborah Porter, asked the Manhattan Beach district (south of Santa Monica) to give her fourth-grade son extra reading instruction and work on his socializing skills. (He would later be diagnosed with autism.) She won an administrative ruling requiring the district to provide them.
Georgia's fourth- and eighth-grade reading, math and science scores all trail the national average, and the spread between white and black or Hispanic students is 25 points.
CLSA's own manufacturing PMI reading fell for a fourth straight month to 40.9, from 45.2 a month ago, as its survey showed a slowdown in orders is leading companies to shed workers.
But he added that, "this probably pushes us over the threshold into a negative reading for GDP in the fourth quarter".
Gudjonsson has been out of favour with Laws since his last appearance, in a 1-0 FA Cup fourth-round defeat at Championship club Reading in January.
Less than half of Providence fourth-graders are deemed proficient in reading and math, and roughly one third of city students will drop out of high school.
Also due out is the durable goods report on Thursday and the advance reading on GDP for the fourth quarter on Friday along with the latest readings on consumer sentiment .
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Investors were disappointed by the advance reading on US GDP for the fourth quarter.
According to the Council of the Great City Schools, students in sixty-six major city school systems in thirty-eight states showed gains in fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading in 2005.
The numbers the White House put out yesterday looked at fourth graders where, between 2003 and 2005, reading and math scores have increased.
Northampton have had an impressive run in the League Cup, beating Brighton and Hove Albion, Reading and Liverpool on their way to the fourth round.
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On the fourth panel of the Jefferson Memorial is a quote I remember reading to my daughters during our first visit there.
The 29-year-old scored the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time in the 2-1 win over Reading.
In reading, Britain came fifth, in mathematics eighth and in science fourth.
In 1998, the percent of fourth-grade students in the highest-poverty public schools who met or exceeded the NAEP Basic level in reading was about half the national rate, and progress in reading overall is only back to 1998 and 1990 levels.
Cardiff are fourth in the Championship going into the weekend's fixtures on 48 points, nine points off second-place Reading with a game in hand.
Just 7 percent of fourth-grade and 3 percent of eighth-grade English learners scored "proficient" or above in a nationwide reading exam, and thousands languish for years in ineffective English-as-a-second-language programs.
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