Sentences with phrase «city high schools ready for college»

Only one in four students graduates from city high schools ready for college, according to the New York State Education Department.

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He critiqued the city for overspending on the Renewal Schools program and the «politically massaged» school results delivered by the administration, noting that a high percentage of high school graduates are not ready for college coursework.

Some early targets are obvious: Despite all of former Chancellor Joel Klein's best efforts, city middle schools remain an academic black hole; our high schools have a higher graduation rate, but too few graduates are ready for the academic rigors of college.

Most New York City children don't graduate high school ready for college or the workplace.

Through the College - Ready Promise, Gates gave the city's five major high - performing charter - school - management organizations a combined $ 60 million in funding for the program.

The Syracuse City School District is undergoing a new phase of innovation and transformation with the goal of ensuring that all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and cSchool District is undergoing a new phase of innovation and transformation with the goal of ensuring that all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and cschool with the skills needed to be ready for college and career.

City Year partners with public schools to help students graduate from high school ready for college, career, and a productive life.

Diplomas Now is an innovative model that targets attendance as it helps the toughest middle and high schools in America's largest cities prepare students to graduate from high school ready for college or career.

«This study shows conclusively that our new small high schools changed thousands of lives in New York City, across every race, gender and ethnicity — not only helping them graduate, but graduate ready for college,» Mr. Walcott said.

95 % of Higher Achievement scholars graduate high school on time and by 2030, all students in Higher Achievement cities will graduate from high school, ready for college.