Sentences with phrase «credits for graduation»

I passed out LBC [Learning Beyond the Classroom] slips for art students to get more elective credits for graduation

We love to help these young people explore their interests and get some hands - on experience while they are working towards their credits for graduation.

All bachelor's programs offered by the School of Engineering require a minimum of 135 credits for graduation, including completion of a core curriculum of general engineering and science classes as well as a minimum of 24 credits in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Students earn high school content credits for graduation in English 9, English language development (World Language credit), Algebra 1, and Government, and elective credits for FAST - individual math, science concepts and Strategies for Success.

By the middle of the year, 601 students on the Risk Index had earned three or more credits for graduation.

Broadly speaking, however, innovators are focused on rethinking how, where, when, and at what pace high school students learn, demonstrate their learning, and earn credits for graduation.

Most students come into this program with 100 or fewer credits, in a district that requires 225 credits for graduation.

The state of Georgia has removed the seat - time minimum, so fifth year students can now truly self - pace to earn required credits for graduation.

And they can cater to constituencies — students who are gifted, live in rural or inner city areas, need extra credits for graduation, and so on — that are underserved by the current system.

Not exact matches

Rashidah, who had compiled all the credits necessary for high school graduation by the end of her junior year, grew up in Atlanta and spent vacations in Kingsland, where she has relatives.

Students who successfully complete 90 % of all required coursework and credits for this certificate program, and comply with the following two conditions — 1) do not miss more than 50 % of any one component and 2) successfully complete all book assignments and oral presentations in DLA112 — are eligible for graduation and will be awarded a certificate upon completion of the required Doula Practicum.

John Dewey HS students got credit for sham «Project Graduation» classes in a grade - fixing scheme that robbed them of their education, according to a new state audit that also slams the city for shrugging off the findings.

These include the stipulation that students take at least 30 credits per academic year and remain in the state after graduation for a period equaling the length of time they received the scholarship.

New York State Senate Democratic Policy Group Initiatives Would Help Over 1.3 Million New Yorkers; Make Higher Education More Affordable by Reducing Student Loan Debt, Increasing Savings For Families, Expanding Access to College Credit for High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College SuccFor Families, Expanding Access to College Credit for High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College Succfor High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College Success

He rails against his parents when they offer him a new car for graduation, the final straw in what he sees as their lifetime of aimless materialism, then donates the remainder of his college fund ($ 24,000) to OxFam America, burns his credit and Social Security cards, and heads west in his battered Datsun.

There are no Carnegie units or credits required for graduation at either school, nor are there any required courses in the traditional...

Academic growth and credit for completing a well - rounded curriculum, four and five year graduation rates.

These students accrued debt, but not academic credit, in remedial courses that put them off track for college graduation.

Early graduation is focused on higher performing students, many of whom will receive scholarships, etc. and use the last year or two of high school to take A.P. classes that they can receive credit for in college.

Although financial education isn't yet a requirement in Michigan, student participation in the credit union program can qualify as the fourth math credit required for high school graduation.

«We define community service as volunteering in the community for some form of extrinsic reward, such as fulfilling a graduation requirement or obtaining class credit,» Singleton told Education World.

In an attempt to enhance education and make American students more globally competitive, some states have recently increased the number of course credits required for high - school graduation.

The state board of education, which began studying upgrading graduation standards three years ago, also approved the establishment of a «certificate of merit» for students who take an extra year of science and earn foreign - language credit.

Looking beyond graduation rates, we also found that the phase - out process did not have a clear impact — positive or negative — on other academic outcomes for the phase - out cohort, such as credits earned or Regents exams passed, or on attendance.

Troubled by high percentages of students who are not ready for credit - bearing work when they enter community college — and low graduation rates for students who enter needing remediation — Tennessee is experimenting with a different approach.

Third, educators began giving credit toward graduation for such courses as Consumer Math, Refresher Math, and Shop Math, watered - down material that had not previously satisfied a graduation requirement.

The suit alleged that the district had failed to provide textbooks and keep discipline in classrooms, used credit waivers improperly to improve graduation rates, and «dumbed down» standards for measuring school performance.

Students enroll for a variety of reasons, but most come to fulfill graduation requirements, make up credits for missed or failed classes, or take Advanced Placement (AP) and other courses that are not available at their physical school (see Figure 1).

To the contrary, rural students consistently do less well in college on a variety of outcomes (readiness for credit - bearing courses, grades, rate of progress, graduation) than urban students from similar income groups.

For decades CUNY has targeted what happens to CUNY students» credits when they transfer within the system as an important factor in CUNY's graduation rates.

However, credit transfer has become a much - discussed and much - investigated national topic in the drive to increase graduation rates while maintaining or decreasing the cost of higher education for students, institutions, and taxpayers.

(Students allowed to take (without local district approval) online courses for credit and use them to meet high school graduation requirements in 2 additional states.)

This might include early intervention for students who are at risk of failing Algebra I or any 9th - grade math class, credit recovery or targeting students with attention from graduation coaches in high school.

As for rising graduation rates, school reform supporters, of course, credit NCLB and Obama's initiatives, though an NRP investigation this year revealed that the current high school graduation rate of 81 percent — a historic high — «should be taken with a big grain of salt.»

Students who need additional support in math or English, for example, could be placed in «stretch» courses that simultaneously provide remedial help and allow them to complete the general math and English credits required for graduation.

Whether as remediation or to make up for a credit - hour shortfall, summer school is a critical part of staying on track for on - time promotion and graduation for many students.

In addition, Indiana high schools» letter grades will include graduation rates and the number of students earning college credits or professional certifications for the first time.

If you need to earn high school credits, get back on - track to graduation, or pass the FCAT, MYcroSchool could be the place for you to finish high school.

But for the student who sat through the entire course and for some reason wasn't successful on the final exam and now they are in a credit recovery situation, they are sometimes more highly motivated because this is what is standing between them and graduation.

Dead Ends: The Need for More Pathways to Graduation for Overage, Under - Credited Students in New York City An estimated 138,000 of the 1.1 million New York City students are overage and under - credited (OA / UC) and are out of school or at - risk for dropping out ofCredited Students in New York City An estimated 138,000 of the 1.1 million New York City students are overage and under - credited (OA / UC) and are out of school or at - risk for dropping out ofcredited (OA / UC) and are out of school or at - risk for dropping out of school.

When researching a program to increase Cook High School's low graduation rate and help students recover course credits, Media Director Ray Yody said they looked for an approach that could be customized and scaled based on fluctuating student needs throughout the school year.

You can also earn credit for work experience, life skills, and career exploration so you are ready to find your place in the world after graduation.

Graduation Opportunity (GO): GO provides a solution in the form of credit recovery for juniors and seniors, paving a clear path to gGraduation Opportunity (GO): GO provides a solution in the form of credit recovery for juniors and seniors, paving a clear path to graduationgraduation.

The bill requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules for approving alternative programs for granting credits leading to graduation.

But while students placed in remedial courses are paying full ISU tuition for the credit hours, they do not count toward graduation.

Initiatives such as identifying students at risk for dropping out early and providing the necessary academic and social / emotional supports; the expansion of alternative and flexible pathways to graduation, such as on - line credit recovery courses, have proven to be effective in reaching more students and keeping them in school, Warwick said.

Since implementing Odysseyware, MVOA has seen a substantial improvement in its graduation rate for credit deficient students, as well as a sizeable decrease in its dropout rate.

High School Promotion and Graduation Requirements (also available in Spanish) This fact sheet lists criteria for promotion from 9th, 10th, and 11th grades, as well as high school graduation requirements (credits and RegenGraduation Requirements (also available in Spanish) This fact sheet lists criteria for promotion from 9th, 10th, and 11th grades, as well as high school graduation requirements (credits and Regengraduation requirements (credits and Regents exams).

Here are Zimmer's comments on the district's online credit recovery program, administered by companies including Edgenuity, which has been scrutinized for its rigor amid the district's recent announcement that its graduation has reached a record 75 percent even as the bar has been raised with the requirement that students pass the A through G, the course criteria established by UC faculty.

Our students must still perform on standardized tests, meet traditional graduation requirements, and participate in the state - established seat time for course credit.