When asked about the school their oldest child attends, 74 % said they would give the school an A or B, suggesting that those who have more information
about local schools rate them more highly.
Not exact matches
But there is persistent concern
about the quality of some of the construction and this is because,
local officials sometimes take bribes and allow construction companies to build things below standard and so we have a situation in the Sichuan province where the earthquake occurred, where
schools were collapsing and collapsed at a much greater
rate than other government buildings and the suspicion is of course that
local officials have taken bribes and allowed the
schools to be built this way.
«This program capitalizes on
local resources that can bring
about change in behavior and improve blood pressure
rates,» said Monique Anderson, M.D., lead researcher of the study and a medical instructor in cardiology at the Duke Clinical Research Institute and the Duke
School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. «As participants became more knowledgeable, they probably started exercising more, taking their medication more, and those who were really engaged showed dramatic responses in blood pressure change.»
As Matthew Chingos explained, «We found no evidence that traditionally disadvantaged groups are less informed
about student achievement when
rating their
local schools.»
Viewed as a group,
schools managed by our CMOs achieve
rates of proficiency on state assessments in reading and math that average
about 9 percentage points higher than those of
schools in their
local districts (see Figure 2).
Our new GreatSchools Summary
Rating offers expanded information
about important aspects of
school quality — including student access to advanced courses, student progress information, and equity data to help parents see whether or not all students are being served similarly — that parents across the country can use to support their children's education and take action to improve their
local schools.
Anyone curious
about how
local schools were doing could look at pass
rates on annual exams in math and reading, the foundation of federally mandated, test - based accountability.
In addition, the law creates flexibility for state and
local leaders to think creatively — beyond just test scores and graduation
rates —
about how to measure
school quality.
But with free
school closure
rates, it seems to me, likely to be well above anything experienced in
local authorities in the past; further questions hanging over the future of organisations such as Chapel Street and Parkfield; and general worries
about the merits of setting up lots of small new institutions at a time of belt - tightening, questions
about this policy are mounting up.
When Joseph Curtatone, the mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts, hears
about a problem in a
local school — low attendance
rate, or dropping scores, or incidents of violence — he doesn't just reach out to his
schools superintendent, or to principals, to find out what can be done to solve it.
Under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, states are provided with funding to develop the technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in CTE programs.46 Currently, 12.5 million high
school and college students are enrolled in CTE programs.47 These programs help keep students in
school; the graduation
rate of CTE students is
about 90 percent, 15 percentage points higher than the national average.48 However, research on their effectiveness is still in the preliminary stages.49 The best and most effective CTE programs are linked to and supported by
local business or industry; provide real - world experiences or work opportunities; give students tangible outcomes such as an industry credential or college credit; and create pathways for pursuing college or career after graduation.50
School districts with the highest
rates of poverty receive
about $ 1,000 less per student in state and
local funding than those with the lowest
rates of poverty, according to a new report released Tuesday by The Education Trust.
The
local newspaper publishes an annual «
school ratings» feature, and new families moving into the area, encouraged by real estate agents, turn to these
ratings when making decisions
about where to purchase a home.
The State Department of Education's level of concern is
about chronic and excessive absenteeism is so great, that just last month the State Board of Education announced their intention to «rank order» all Connecticut public
schools based each
school's level of student absenteeism and that poor absentee
rates could lead to state takeover of
local schools.
1, by Yaya Sakuragi
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school student Ao has been dreaming
about his longtime neighbor Ryomei, a priest at the
local Shinto shrine.
Many people end up looking for a new home within a couple years because they didn't think
about things like the quality of
local schools or the crime
rate.
Our new GreatSchools Summary
Rating offers expanded information
about important aspects of
school quality — including student access to advanced courses, student progress information, and equity data to help parents see whether or not all students are being served similarly — that parents across the country can use to support their children's education and take action to improve their
local schools.
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