11.   And while academic performance at Beethoven and districtwide still trail national standards, a steady trend of improvement is evident.

12.   And they still do, according to a New York State Report Card on student academic performance in public schools.

13.   As a teen-ager, Reagan frustrated his father with shallow academic performances.

14.   At least three freshmen -- wide receiver Frank Candela, linebacker Austin Jackson and tight end Kolomona Kapanui -- did not make the trip because of poor academic performance.

15.   Berman said he was preparing a study that would measure the effects of homesickness on academic performance.

16.   Both said they believed uniforms led to improved academic performance and a reduction in fighting and teasing about clothes among pupils.

17.   A seat at the Cabinet table brings the heightened visiblity that represents a national commitment to better academic performance.

18.   A task force of the Oakland school board looked at the academic performance of black students in the district and found that most fail to bridge the two worlds.

19.   Academic competence, Jones said, takes into account personal qualities along with academic performance.

20.   Administrators, however, say it is needed to change school culture and boost academic performance.