Sentences with phrase «above average schools»

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Only three institutions (Cincinnati, Texas and the University of Miami) received As for being above average when compared to peer institutions and at least one school, Oklahoma State, didn't have any women head coaches for women's teams.

«The residents of all locations seem to be generally aware of the current economic conditions in their area, with the perceived «need» of landing Amazon higher amongst locations with unemployment rates above the national average,» said Sheridan from Elon's Love School of Business.

I have an above average resume from a top quality engineering school and I have been rigorously applying.

He went through normal schools with above - average grades, even while his behavior at home remained violent and tyrannical.

To be eligible for the fellowship, individuals must have to have junior or senior status, a grade point average of 3.0 or above and be a student in the Johnson & Wales School of Hospitality.

Arlington Heights School District 25, which has seven elementary and two middle schools, boasts above - average state test scores.

For the 2004 - 2005 school year, in which, as noted above, the average total revenue for a paid lunch was $ 1.81, the federal reimbursement for a free lunch was $ 2.24.

On average, homeschooled children (K - 12) score roughly 30 points above their public school peers.

Compared with the national average, Maine has more than triple the percentage of schools that have achieved a «U.S. Healthier Schools» designation — meaning schools that served meals well above the federal nutrition mischools that have achieved a «U.S. Healthier Schools» designation — meaning schools that served meals well above the federal nutrition miSchools» designation — meaning schools that served meals well above the federal nutrition mischools that served meals well above the federal nutrition minimums.

If your toddlers seem to have above - average abilities, it might be a good idea to begin research into home - based learning at once rather than have them suffer years of boredom, being held back in the school system.

Numerical scores in this analysis place the average performance of Waldorf students above that of students in OECD countries, and above 2 of the 3 high school systems in Austria.

For example, research has found homeschoolers generally score 15 to 30 percentile points above public school students on standardized tests and they're achieving above average scores on the ACT and SAT tests.

The Academy also noted that its students» performance on state tests in math and English Language Arts runs above both the state average and that of the Hempstead public schools.

«New York public schools now spend more per pupil than any other state and 87 percent above the national average.»

To be clear, every school district in New York is funded at a level above the national average.

A Centre for Economic Performance report by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) found there had been an incentive effect for those teachers gaining above - average performance related pay, but that this was offset «by a more widespread demotivating effect arising from difficulties of measuring performance fairly».

The average tax hike in school districts was 3.4 percent, above the 2 percent cap that Cuomo has proposed.

New York, NY — As the school year comes to a close, a shocking new report released today by leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY, The Graduation Facade: How New York City's Diploma Mills Mask College Readiness Crisis, exposes the problem of Diploma Mills — schools where the graduation rates are above average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after high school.

Cuomo recently released a report showing that New York City has 91 failing schools and Syracuse has 18 despite significant aid increases in recent years and per pupil spending way above the national average.

Poorer regions simply don't have a market for premium education, so even if your income is far above the regional average, you might have trouble finding a quality private school nearby.

Because districts are allowed to go above that number for certain capital expenses, the average increase requested for school budgets this year is about 1.5 percent, according to the School Boards Associschool budgets this year is about 1.5 percent, according to the School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

No North Fork school district has proposed a tax levy hike above the state average this year.

Maynard says the students are representative of the district; they come from all parts of the city, but the thing they all have in common is they are academically above the level of the average kindergartner or first grader in the Syracuse City School District.

More to the point, says the Empire Center, «School spending in New York [state] was driven primarily by instructional salaries and benefits — which, at $ 14,769 per pupil, were 114 percent above the national average of $ 6,903, the census data show.»

Because schools are allowed to go above that number for certain capital expenses, the average increase requested for school budgets this year is about 1.5 percent, according to the School Boards Associschool budgets this year is about 1.5 percent, according to the School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

They chose schools that were both above and below average when it came to student test scores and collective efficacy for teachers.

Last school year in the 2nd grade she excelled and her reading scores are very high and she is well above average in reading.

With the exception of Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, the lowest ranked Italian school, coming in 44th and 24th place in BoF's BA and MA rankings respectively, the careers departments of the Italian schools scored above average, with students praising their access to quality recruiters and effective careers services.

And though these teens are far less perky and prone to bursting into song in the middle of the hallway or basketball court than the cast from High School Musical there are still plenty of musical interludes with above average performances as various groups prepare for the fierce competition.

Filmmaker Joe Johnston has infused Jumanji with an appreciatively old - school feel that's reflected in its many attributes, and there's little doubt that the movie benefits substantially from its easy - going vibe and raft of above - average performances - with, in terms of the latter, Williams delivering a typically engaging turn as the fish - out - of - water protagonist.

Overall, Decatur High School's diploma rate has jumped from 78.4 percent in 2005 to 89.3 percent in 2007, well above the 71 percent that is the average graduation rate for Georgia public schools.

Across the whole of the teaching profession, the report concludes that in 2015 average gross earnings for all «comparator professions» were 20.2 per cent above those of secondary school teachers, and 32.4 per cent ahead of average earnings for primary school teachers.

If you attend Incline High School in the upscale town of Incline Village, for instance, you in effect «receive» more than $ 13,248 in public funds — that is, the per - pupil expenditure in that community, which is far above the state average of $ 8,274 per pupil.

Students were protecting themselves from extra work by ostracizing high achievers, «constraining the fast minority,» and holding down the achievements of those who were above average, «so that the school's demands will be at a level easily maintained by the majority.»

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that school district costs for teachers» health insurance rose at an average annual rate of 4 percent above inflation from 2004 to 2012.

In fact, because the letter grade is based on the percentage of students scoring above certain thresholds and not on the average score in each school, the high - scoring F schools actually have slightly higher initial reading and math scores than do the low - scoring D schools.

The ASG Planning for Education Index showed that Sydney ($ 547,414) is the most expensive city in Australia to educate a child in the private school system, 15 per cent above the national metropolitan average.

Hertfordshire is now leading the way with its great schools programme; with nearly 90 per cent of schools rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is above the national average of 86 per cent.

«It is better able to judge the quality of education provided by a school than the New Schools Network which, as its press release demonstrates, does not appear to understand the meaning of an average and recognise that some schools will be above and below average.Schools Network which, as its press release demonstrates, does not appear to understand the meaning of an average and recognise that some schools will be above and below average.schools will be above and below average.»

Attainment in Scottish schools has been rated as above international averages in a review from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The OECD said that there was «much to be positive about», including: levels of reading and science above international averages; a high level of social inclusion; a drop in teenage smoking and alcohol consumption; and a large majority (nine in ten) of students who feel positive about their school and teachers.

The extent to which a school is above or below that line indicates whether the average test - score improvement among its students has been greater or less than would be predicted based on their fluid cognitive skills.

Students report feeling cared about and supported at the school at a level that is above the district's average, according to the district's 2010 Conditions for Learning Survey.

Spending: Connecticut spends well above the national average of $ 7,734 per pupil, ranking sixth among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an expenditure of $ 9,188 in the 2001 - 02 school year.

Spending: Ohio spent above the national average on education in the 2001 - 02 school year, at $ 8,165 per pupil.

In addition, a 2016 analysis by Innovate Public Schools found the majority of Bay Area public schools achieving above - average results for low - income Latino and African American students were charter sSchools found the majority of Bay Area public schools achieving above - average results for low - income Latino and African American students were charter sschools achieving above - average results for low - income Latino and African American students were charter schoolsschools.

Students with increased NAPLAN scores are more skewed towards subjects such as interest in science, law, engineering, architecture, social work and arts, and students who consider their academic performance to be above average are more likely to choose medicine, a study of 6492 students from years 3 to 12 across 64 NSW public schools has found.

In four states — Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and West Virginia — there is not a single traditional school district with average student achievement in math above the 50th percentile.

Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, a high school in Newark, New Jersey, run by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey, has recorded a near 100 percent college - acceptance rate for their predominantly African American and Latino young men — a rate that soars well above the average for theSchool, a high school in Newark, New Jersey, run by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey, has recorded a near 100 percent college - acceptance rate for their predominantly African American and Latino young men — a rate that soars well above the average for theschool in Newark, New Jersey, run by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey, has recorded a near 100 percent college - acceptance rate for their predominantly African American and Latino young men — a rate that soars well above the average for the city.

As a group, NCTQ confirms, the Deans for Impact schools are participating at an above - average rate.