While I was governor, I was proud that our fourth-graders came out number one of all 50 states in English and then also in math, and our eighth-graders number one in English and also in math.
Nonetheless, in a recent study by Harvard's Richard Murnane and co-authors, differences in mother-child interaction patterns like these were found to account for one-third of the black-white gap in math and English skills at the beginning of kindergarten -- and one-quarter at the end of third grade.
In addition to a shrinking revenue stream from the state, another big challenge Ms. Black faces is that she'll take over just months after the state changed proficiency scores for public-school students, a move that resulted in tens of thousands more students being deemed not proficient in math and English than the year before.
Would you want your 10-year-old taught by someone who had scored a 410 in English and a 410 in math?
Kids in elementary school are focusing on English and math to keep in line with standards set by No Child Left Behind.
Students at Catholic elementary schools routinely exceed the New York state averages in English and math tests.
After a swift chuckle, each time he reminded me to pursue rigorous coursework in Math, Science and English.
Sherrets does do his homework, but primarily in things like math and English.
In terms of college readiness, 28% of those who took the test did not meet any of the four ACT readiness benchmarks in English, math, reading and science.
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Fourth-graders and eighth-graders are tested in English and math.
There, over tea and fruit, Sami ul-Haq pointed out that teachers at the school offer math, social studies and English in addition to religious studies.
These would be in addition to the state English, math and Regents exams that students already take.
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She is studying accelerated math, honors English, honors chemistry, honors economics and she's in robotics, where she is vice president of the team.
Schools across the nation are in need of a diverse set of talented teachers, especially in our big cities and rural areas, and especially in the areas of Math, Science, Technology, Special Education, and English Language Learning.
After years of tutoring and remedial classes, she dropped English, math and French and has found her passion, and self-esteem, in art and design.
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