11.   At fund-raisers and in stump speeches, the Texas governor tells of rising test scores and improved student achievement.

12.   At that time, we all pledged to work together to pass an education reform bill that would raise school accountability and improve student achievement.

13.   At Fitchburg State, president Michael Riccards said the colleges will need to agree on what constitutes remediation and on tests to measure student achievement.

14.   Based on the results, low-performing schools would have three years to improve student achievement.

15.   A projected teacher shortage looms over Texas as researchers increasingly point to the teacher as perhaps the most important factor in student achievement or failure.

16.   All the candidates are in favor of enhanced student achievement, tough standards, rigorous testing.

17.   Almost every Southern governor is either hunting for new school money, or trying a different combination of familiar and occasionally untested ideas for improving student achievement.

18.   Bush emphasized that he favors local control of schools but also would hold states accountable for improving student achievement.

19.   But in other areas, cultural differences played a clear role in student achievement.

20.   But in fact, a voucherlike proposal is an integral part of his plan to push public schools to be more accountable for student achievement.