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.