1.   According to the report, district managers are obsessed with control and compliance to the detriment of student achievement.

2.   Volunteer tutoring programs can have a significant impact on student achievement.

3.   Centres should note, that to recognise student achievement on more than one instrument, modules have been given separate instrumental categories.

4.   And at least one Los Angeles Board of Education member believes Zacarias is reluctant to get tough because he is not committed to turning around student achievement.

5.   And few states include subjective tests or student portfolios as measures of achievement, something experts said provides more insight into student achievement.

6.   And most researchers agree that student achievement is mediocre and improving very slowly, if at all.

7.   And, above all, charter schools are designed to boost student achievement.

8.   Any reorganization of the district, however, must be accompanied by a rise in student achievement -- and quickly, he said.

9.   At a time of unprecedented national prosperity, many educators expected much bigger spending increases for using technology to raise student achievement.