61.   His reading and math skills jumped up several grade levels, he became more disciplined and mature and he started to open up.

62.   Huston still remembers the loss of a grade level in a class where she had to turn in a paper a day late because her son was sick.

63.   In interviews Friday, the military assault and its historical background puzzled students at every grade level.

64.   In reading, they are three to four grade levels behind.

65.   In Newark, only about a quarter of high school students pass the standardized tests needed for graduation, and few students perform at grade level.

66.   In return, the company has promised to advance the youths two grade levels by the time they leave.

67.   In Waco this year, though, the TAAS test is being used at the lower grade levels as a major criterion in determining who moves ahead in school.

68.   It is not administered every year, and it does not include every subject or every grade level.

69.   It is the same approach many have used for years to encourage slow readers while also challenging students who read above their grade level.

70.   It would also hold schools accountable by requiring that certain grade levels be assessed every year.