Results of the IEA international comparisons present a somewhat more optimistic picture than the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) of the reading levels of U.S. students.
Many educators also want more flexibility in assessing the progress of kids receiving special education.
Overall, 38 percent of Hispanic fourth-grade students were identified as English learners, as well as 20 percent of Hispanic eighth-grade students, according to the 2011 National Assessment of Education Progress math test.
In East Asia and the Pacific, despite the fast progress in terms of secondary education enrolment, 10 million teenagers are still out of school, missing out on vital skills for future employment.
"Across Sub Saharan Africa, there is a general awareness that the last decade has witnessed unprecedented progress in the development of education, " says Zulmira Rodrigues, Education Coordinator for Africa in UNESCO's Regional Office in Dakar.
Although the Philippines has made significant progress towards the provision of Education for All (EFA) and, in turn, achieved high enrolment rates (91.4 per cent) in primary education and high youth and adult literacy rates (94 per cent), pockets of illiteracy and people with limited access to education remain.
The Broadband Commission Report emphasized the importance of broadband as a means of accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goal of Universal Primary Education and the Education for All goals.
While the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean have made remarkable progress in-terms of access to basic education for all and to the subsequent education level, and their education systems.
Nevertheless, there had been very little progress in the world of adult education until the middle of the twentieth century.
The emphasis on new forms of assessments can be seen as a function of the need to measure progress toward the new and more explicit goals of education, but it also works the other way.
This includes working with the international community to keep education high on the list of global development priorities, monitoring progress on education goals, fostering partnerships between Member States, schools, higher education institutions and civil society and strengthening the capacity of countries to offer quality education.
Ministers expressed concern about persistent education inequities among and within countries, and lack of progress on specific EFA goals, in particular education quality, early childhood care and education, skills development and adult literacy.
The Director-General pointed out that, through their artwork, the children were sending the message that in spite of progress, obstacles remained to achieving the Education for All goals, particularly in the area of early childhood.
The session, organised by UNESCO, Unicef, Save the Children and the State of Qatar, looked at ways of mobilising support to accelerate progress towards MDG 2: the provision of universal primary education.
The amendment called for recognition of the progress made in Scottish education under successive devolved administrations.
Either way you look at it this is a positive indicator of progress in female empowerment, education and employment.
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Education ministers from 15 countries along with senior officials from the main donor nations, multilateral agencies, civil society and the private sector met in Cairo, Egypt (14-16 November) to discuss ways of accelerating progress towards the six Education for All (EFA) goals set by over 160 countries at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, in 2000.
The research was supportive of the work of further education colleges, but was sceptical about reports of progress.
Education is absolutely central to achieving all of our development goals - we know that progress in education is a vital tool in making progress in poverty reduction, heath and nutrition.
These gatherings brought together participants, facilitators, local public authorities, religious leaders and staff from the Ministry of Education and AAEA to discuss, analyse and the track progress of the circles, as well as to identify flaws, gaps, provide ideas for further improvements and assess the benefits for the persons involved.
"The frustration of our members has boiled over at the attempts by the education and library boards to thwart progress on the job evaluation of classroom assistants jobs, " he said.
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The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the main source of education data used to monitor progress towards national and international goals.
Lord Wallace praised progress that had been made in the education of women and measures that were encouraging "Saudi society to open up".
The Ministry of Education and Training was represented by Nguyen Xuan Phuong, EFA National Coordinator, who briefed the journalists about Government policies and programs in the field of education, including the national progress towards EFA Goals.
But while we have made progress, we are far from reaching the goal of universal education.
Brown is director of education policy at the Center for American Progress.
Following up the World Education Forum in Dakar (Senegal) in 2000, the Report assesses progress towards reaching Education For All goals by the deadline of 2015.
He recited a list of statistics, outlining progress in public safety, health and education.
This World AIDS Day UNESCO is taking time to reflect on progress made in reducing new infections and promoting the critical role of education in all aspects of the HIV response.
Math game developer Sokikon, for example, references U.S. Department of Education-funded research correlating its games to progress in test scores and motivation to learn math (up to 15% improvement in one Arizona classroom).
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