1.   Although he has no proof, Roach goes as far as to speculate that getting students involved in service projects can improve MCAS scores.

2.   But a hunter on another team was even more perfect, after figuring that two ducks with one shot can improve a score.

3.   But his goal was to improve his score by at least one stroke each day.

4.   Christina Perez, of the Boston-based antitesting group called Fairtest, said she believes the more intensive test-prep courses do help students improve their scores.

5.   Desperate to improve test scores, educators are searching for a way to change the educational system, even if that way is monumentally stupid.

6.   Drill-and-practice programs appear to improve scores modestly on some standardized tests, in narrow skill areas.

7.   For the past eight years, black women have improved their scores more than any other group on the SAT, the most frequently used standardized college admission test.

8.   For the past eight years black women have improved their scores more than any other group on the SAT, the most frequently used standardized college admission test,

9.   For quite a while now, schools have been kicking around the notion that same-sex math classes might be the key to improving scores.

10.   He points to improving scores on national tests as evidence.