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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: puborectalis who wrote (33714)	8/30/2000 11:36:47 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Perhaps, but we have a real problem with our public school system Stephen. And Al Gore and company offer no solutions. Here are some results from a recent study... Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Texas Cited As National Leader In Education georgewbush.com RAND STUDY: TEXAS CITED AS NATIONAL LEADER IN EDUCATION AUSTIN- According to a RAND study released today, education reforms implemented in Texas have resulted in some of the highest achievement gains in the country. Texas students consistently perform higher compared to groups of similar racial, socioeconomic and family backgrounds in other states. Texas consistently ranks at the top of almost every category RAND compiled. The study examined and compared the results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests, taken between 1990 and 1996, among 44 states. They judged states according to test scores improvement, raw achievement scores and scores comparing students from similar demographic groups. “I am proud of the results we have achieved in education in Texas. As President, I will achieve the same results, ensuring that no child is left behind, ” said Governor Bush. Results from the RAND study show: Math scores in Texas have improved at twice the rate of the national average. Texas was second among all states in improved math scores. Texas leads all states in a comparison of students from similar socioeconomic and family backgrounds. Texas African-American and non-Hispanic white fourth graders ranked first on NAEP math tests in 1996. Texas Hispanic fourth graders ranked fifth. The study confirms earlier reports that Texas is one of two states that has made the greatest overall academic gains in recent years. Texas students of each racial and/or ethnic group scored higher than similar students in states with the same demographic characteristics. One reason why Texas has been so successful, according to the RAND study, has been the higher percentage of teachers who are satisfied with their teaching resources. Governor Bush plans to provide teachers with those same resources on the federal level through initiatives such as “Reading First” which offers training and curriculum for teaching reading to K-12 teachers. As President, he will encourage states to set up accountability systems by setting high standards, developing their own assessments, and testing every student in reading and math. He will insist on results and establish a $500 million fund to reward states and schools that improve student performance, and make sure schools that do not improve are held accountable. rand.org