Sentences with phrase «average average pupil»

«New York's cost is exceptionally high because... the state combines the nation's highest average teacher's salary and relatively high staffing levels (reflected in a well - below - average average pupil - teacher ratio),» the report notes.

Not exact matches

Your first impulse would probably be to look at a couple of factors: the average test scores of the schools» current pupils and their socioeconomic background.

New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts average around $ 20,000 per pupil per academic year, and no one can possibly think they get their money's worth.

Average public school expenditures per pupil for the same years were $ 5,900.

The 6 - foot - 3, 170 - pound 17 - year - old also sports a 4.2 grade point average and pierces one's pupils while speaking with precise diction and clarity.

The proportions of pupils eligible for free school meals and with special educational needs are both higher than the national average.

Nearly 750 pupils signed up for free or reduced - price meals, the district reported, and now the district serves an average of only two alternate lunches a day at each of the system's 87 schools.

Allocations for non-maintained special schools are based on the pupil number data from the January 2015 school census; and allocations for special post-16 institutions are based upon the individualised learner record (ILR) data and 16 to 19 national funding formula average funding factors.

«I'm guaranteeing for the next three years - and I've agreed this with the chancellor of the exchequer - that funding per - pupil will keep rising for every school - in fact, it will rise on average by more than 2 %, that's more than cost pressures.»

New York's public schools spent $ 21,206 per pupil in the 2014 - 15 school year, topping all states and exceeding the national average by 86 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today.

Schools have felt forced to meet floor targets by pushing the average pupils to Level 4 and have not always had the resources, despite hard work and the best intentions, to sufficiently support pupils requiring additional help in basic skills who may never reach Level 4.

The Southern Tier grows by $ 211 per pupil, nearly double the statewide average, while the Capital region grows by $ 142.

On average, 82 per cent of pupils achieve five or more GCSEs at grade A * to C, including English and mathematics.

In 2008/9 academies saw a five percentage point increase in the proportion of pupils achieving at least five GCSEs at A * to C including English and mathematics - double the national average.

He resigned in 2017 along with several others at the trust before the publication of a critical Ofsted report reporting unclear governance at the trust where «trustees did not hold directors and leaders to account with sufficient rigour», and below - average pupil attendance.

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

New York schools already spend more per pupil than any state in the nation, at an average of $ 19,818, almost double the national average of $ 10,700.

Pupils whose first language is English achieved the most passes at grades A * - C in their GCSEs, with those of Nigerian background achieving close to the national average, whereas pupils whose first language was Somali, French or Portuguese performed worst in educPupils whose first language is English achieved the most passes at grades A * - C in their GCSEs, with those of Nigerian background achieving close to the national average, whereas pupils whose first language was Somali, French or Portuguese performed worst in educpupils whose first language was Somali, French or Portuguese performed worst in education.

New York spent $ 21,206 per pupil compared to a national average of $ 11,392 in school year 2014 - 2015.38 Better targeting spending to the highest needs districts would contain costs while ensuring that all students have access to a sound basic education.39 The State wastes $ 1.2 billion annually on property tax rebates and allocates $ 4 billion annually on economic development spending with a sparse record of results.40 Curtailing spending in these areas would reduce pressure to increase taxes and lessen the tax differential with other states.

Public elementary and secondary school spending in New York reached an all - time high of $ 20,600 per - pupil in 2013 - 14 school year, topping all states and exceeding the $ 11,009 per - pupil national average by 87 percent, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data.

Over half (51 %) are now paying between # 2 and # 4, compared to 44 % in 2013, when the average cost per pupil for meals was between # 1 and # 3;

«Over the last decade we have made substantial progress in narrowing the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and the rest - the average achievement for those pupils has risen more sharply than for others,» she claimed.

The average point score measure will reflect pupils» achievement across a wide range of eight subjects.

Schools with no religious character have on average 0.8 percentage points more «Asian» pupils than would be expected for schools located in their areas.

Jewish schools have on average 13 percentage points fewer «Asian» pupils than would be expected for ethnically inclusive schools located in their areas.

President Akufo - Addo noted that if the programme had not taken off, over one million youth who qualify for senior high school would still have been at home because of their inability to afford senior high school education in five years time, explaining that for the past five years an average of 100,000 qualified pupils could not enter into senior high schools for financial problems.

[Cuomo said the latest lawsuit challenging the way New York allocates education dollars is flawed because the state spends more money per pupil — on average — than any other state and doesn't get top results.]

Overall, Muslim schools have on average 34 percentage points fewer «white British» pupils than would be expected for ethnically diverse schools in the areas in which they are located.

«The facts are that education funding is at an all - time high, (we) have increased 32 percent during this administration and per - pupil spending is 87 percent above the national average,» he added.

An analysis by AQE found Cuomo's proposed cuts in operating aid average $ 773 per pupil in the 30 urban and suburban school districts classified as «high - need» by the State Education Department that have the greatest concentration of black and Hispanic students.

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.

Struggling pupils in Wolverhampton and Walsall also attain fewer passes than the English average in most GCSE years, sometimes by a very narrow margin.

The manifesto also proposed a large increase in public spending on education, which would allow for the school leaving age to be increased to 18 and reduce average class sizes to 19 pupils.

«Governor Cuomo, when he's speaking about education funding, he always talks about the average spending per pupil in New York State being the highest of anywhere in the country.

Each schools spends about $ 19,000 annually per pupil, almost double the national average.

Cuomo during an appearance on «The Brian Lehrer Show» on WNYC public radio said the state spends the most in the country on school funding and twice the national average per pupil.

New York State currently spends more per pupil than any state in the nation, at an average of $ 19,818, almost double the national average of $ 10,700.

About a 30 % increase in average expenditure per pupil (over four years, between age seven and 11) is expected to produce an increase in achievement of a level equivalent to 25 - 30 points on the PISA scale.

That had shown a number of benefits — including that pupils involved were on average two months ahead of their peers academically.

The UK continues to perform at about the OECD average in international rankings of pupil achievement, with an unchanged performance over the last decade.

Now a primary school with fewer than 60 per cent of pupils achieving the basic standard of level 4 in reading, writing and maths (that increases to 65 per cent next year), and fewer pupils than average making the expected levels of progress between KS1 and KS2 will be taken over.

«New York today spends more per pupil than any other state in the nation — $ 19,552 — nearly double the national average of $ 10,608 per pupil.

In education, data enabling parents to see how effective their school is at teaching high, average and low attaining pupils across a range of subjects will be published from next January.

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.»

Rosemary Serra, president of the Nassau County Federation of Republican Women, said New York invested more money per pupil in education than most states, but still had a below average graduation rate.

Here's the latest news, courtesy of the US Census Bureau and the Empire Center for Public Policy's E.J. McMahon: Per - pupil public - school spending in 2014 - 15 exceeded the national average by a breathtaking 86 percent.

A statistical comparison of facial traits of European Americans and African Americans — forehead - chin distance, ear height, nose width and distance between pupils, for example — with other body traits — forearm length, height at waist, etc. — showed that facial traits are, on average, more varied than the others.

In 18 of them, the increase in the size of the pupils was pronounced — an average change of 23 per cent after half an hour — compared with a «minimal» 5 per cent in a group of 32 healthy elderly people.

Pupil with social, emotional mental health issues improved their motor skills by average 185 % compare to pupils without SEMH issues who increased by 72 %.

Despite this, the Selective report shows that the average proportion of disadvantaged pupils in the best schools is up to 9.4 per cent from 7.6 per cent in 2013.