Sentences with phrase «at the graduation rates»

Whether one looks at standardized test scores, at graduation rates, or at college admission test results, American high - school performance has hardly budged over the past three decades.

Whether one looks at standardized test scores, at graduation rates, or at college admission test results,

While timely data can help educators target those in need, a look at graduation rates by National Public Radio (NPR) has revealed another side to the issue of tracking potential dropouts.

Now look at the graduation rates of high - performing charter schools, which usually replace lower - performing public ones: Green Dot Public Schools, which operates 12 charter schools in Los Angeles, has an 80 % graduation rate.

«If you only look at that graduation rate and ignore all of those other students (e.g., students who complete the GED and special education students who maybe did not earn a diploma, but who did not drop out), then I think it's a disservice to those students.»

«Certainly, Oakland Unified as a district has done a below - basic job, if you look at the graduation rates.

Such questions are not addressed by achievement tests or answered by looking at graduation rates.

But I want to look at graduation rates.

Not exact matches

The average graduation rate at Harvard for paying students is 97.5 percent.

If the graduation rate at that high school is 50 percent, by increasing that rate to 60 percent, you will have made a tangible impact.

Hey black pastors how about you focus on black on black violence, or blacks low graduation rates and low education, or the drug epidemic, or the fact that black men abandon their children at a higher rate than other races... yeah ga. y marriage should be a big issue... what a fvcking joke...

In 1991, at the climax of Washington's undefeated national championship season, a Seattle TV station aired a report on the poor graduation rate of the players under coach Don James, who quit on Sunday after Washington was placed on probation (page 11).

If your graduation rate is at 43 percent, you can't hide from that.

Yes, the graduation rate of his players was not good... but no one cared to look at the overall graduation rate at N.C. State.

At the time, the best measure was the graduation rate calculated under the federally mandated methodology that was based on a six - year window and did not take transfers into account.

I draw on the work of many analysts, including Melissa Roderick at the Consortium on Chicago Schools Research and the authors of the book «Crossing the Finish Line,» to suggest that doing a better job of developing non-cognitive skills in students could be a particularly fruitful way to increase college - graduation rates.

(By definition, the recent middle - school project I write about in the book can't possibly be responsible for any recent change in college - graduation rates; the kids receiving character growth cards at KIPP Infinity are many years away from college.)

When compared to control group counterparts in randomized trials, infants and toddlers who participated in high - quality home visiting programs were shown to have more favorable scores for cognitive development and behavior, higher IQs and language scores, higher grade point averages and math and reading achievement test scores at age 9, and higher graduation rates from high school.

Involvement has been shown to increase grades, leads to more consistent homework completion, improve student behavior at school, increase high school graduation rates, reduce school drop - out rates, increase college attendance, and lower rates of experimentation with tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs.

But when graduation rates are still stuck at 61 percent and the city itself is in a state of decline, the association should broaden its agenda past social justice to actual service.

The governor says while New York spends more per student than any state in the nation, high school graduation rates ranks at number 38 in the country.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve,» Levitan said in an emailed statement.

Dan Levitan, spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign, responded with the same statement he gave to The Post: «Under Mayor de Blasio, Crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the City is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

Burke said he wants the county to close a «loophole» in the law by adding a graduation rate requirement of at least 30 percent for state - certified apprenticeship programs.

I think you are starting to see concrete results — you're seeing increased results in the graduation rates — I would like to look at that and see how we can strengthen that and make it better.»

De Blasio campaign spokesman Dan Levitan said, «Under Mayor de Blasio, New York City is making a record contribution to fixing and upgrading subways and buses, affordable housing is being built at a record rate, and graduation rates and test scores continue to rise.

The Buffalo News has been launching a series of stories that look at how a district in New York City is tackling low - graduation rates at an international school.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

Opportunity programs, which are designed for educationally and economically disadvantaged students, have a steady track record of success in increasing graduation rates among the most at - risk students.

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In an address at the studios of public broadcaster WCNY, she talked about the successes the city saw in 2014, such as its high school graduation rate finally rising above 50 percent.

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The State now has the highest graduation rate we've ever had at 79 percent.»

Graduation rate in the Syracuse City School District was at 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, falling short of city officials» goal of 60 percent.

The law also mandates that a minimum of 10 % of the total construction workers, trades people, trainees, journeymen and apprentices employed at any given time on such a project must consist of people participating in a NYS Certified Worker Training program, and that these programs must be specific to the type and scope of work which is being performed and must have a graduation rate of at least 30 %.

The most recent data shows the graduation rate for New York City schools at 69.6 percent in 2016.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, graduation rates are at record highs, test scores are up, universal pre-kindergarten is available to every 4 - year - old, and advanced - placement and computer - science courses are becoming available to all students.

«Since mayoral control of education came in, the graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years,» de Blasio said at a news conference in Albany.

Speaking to congregants at Wayside Baptist Church in Brooklyn, de Blasio said mayoral control had given his administration the ability to launch the city's Universal Pre-K program, and played a role in driving up high school graduation rates over the past 15 years.

A spokesman for de Blasio's campaign said: «Under three years of Mayor de Blasio's leadership, crime is at record low levels, jobs are at record highs, graduation rates are up and New York City is building more affordable housing than ever before.

De Blasio spokesman Dan Levitan wouldn't comment on the possibility of running against Donovan, but cited a record the mayor will run on next year that includes, «crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.»

The program has helped boost graduation rates in the city's school district, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said at a budget hearing in Albany.

De Blasio will unveil the new programs during a speech at the Bronx Latin School, where the mayor will announce that he intends to boost graduation rates from 68 percent to 80 percent over the next decade, and get two - thirds of those graduates «truly college - ready» based on Common Core standards.

With a great deal of focus on improving graduation rates in the city of Buffalo, a program is underway at the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo that is allowing teenage inmates to reach high school graduation.

Schodack had the region's highest graduation rate at 97 percent, followed by Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake (95), Galway (95), Schuylerville (95), Niskayuna (94) and Hoosic Valley (94).

Albany had the lowest graduation rate at 58 percent, followed by Schenectady (62), Cohoes (72), Green Island (72) and Watervliet (77).

Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz has signed an amendment to the county apprenticeship law, which will now require contractors on county - supported construction projects to offer apprenticeship programs with a graduation rate of at least 30 percent.

This is a first - of its - kind collaboration that is expected to help «at risk» students perform better academically and increase graduation rates.

The New York State Board of Regents has cleared the way for a new career pathways for high school students aimed at improving graduation rates.

«We recently learned that America's high school graduation rate went up to 83 percent, which is the highest on record,» President Barack Obama said in a speech Monday to cheering students and faculty at a D.C. high school.