Easley had focused on his record as governor, including declining unemployment -- down 2 percentage points over two years -- and rising average test scores in state schools.

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Yet even as the percentage of historically low-achieving students has increased, our test scores have risen.

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The median of these test companies exceeded the market by a significant margin of more than 44 percentage points.

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Banding involves an admissions test, with results divided into ability bands - the school then accepts a percentage of pupils from each band, resulting in a mixed-ability intake.

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At community colleges that small percentage of students that Johnston referred to as being good candidates for the undeclared major, can test the waters with less expense and pressure.

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Between 2003 and 2007, the percentage of U.S. adults ages 50 to 75 who had ever had a colonoscopy or other screening test increased from 52 to 65%, according to the report.

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