31.   Despite all the attention, several education experts say they are disappointed with much of what the Democratic candidates have proposed for recruiting teachers and improving student achievement.

32.   Each would dramatically boost federal education spending, and each has a plan to raise student achievement, but they are polar opposites on the controversial idea of vouchers.

33.   EAI also has been one of the leaders in a movement to turn failing public schools over to private companies, which promise lower costs and higher student achievement.

34.   Educators talk a lot about outcome-based process of measuring student achievement.

35.   Experts say prenatal care is important to student achievement because children who are born healthy perform better in school.

36.   For research also shows that taking education courses leads to improved student achievement.

37.   For student achievement to improve, Tokofsky said, the board must pull itself together and put aside personality differences.

38.   For example, though the report reviewed hundreds of studies, the authors found only three on the crucial question of student achievement whose methodology they considered sound.

39.   For the same reason, Nathan said, it is too early to determine whether charter schools improve student achievement.

40.   He acknowledged that standardized tests were just one way to measure student achievement.