Sentences with phrase «enrollment number increased»

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Usually this statement surfaces when the discussion is about increasing ethnic minority enrollment or increasing the number of women and ethnic - minority faculty.

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Five or six years ago, when enrollments in the three seminaries of these two denominations began to show a marked increase, there were dire warnings about the placement problems that were being created for the future with an increasing number of ministers for a shrinking number of congregations.

Over the years at Waldorf Academy we have observed that anxiety in children has increased and is the number one reason for new enrollment in the grades.

The IDC would enhance the Facilitated Enrollment Child Care subsidy by increasing funding to $ 25 million and expanding eligibility to those within 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Line, which would increase access to a number of families, and serve approximately 2,571 additional children.

The union claims that a 10 % decline in the number of full - time faculty since 1990 — a period during which student enrollment increased by 53 % — is eroding the quality of education, and it wants the university to halt the decline.

Freeman?s work suggests that plans to aggressively recruit new graduate students in the near future could have the opposite of the desired effect in the long run, as increased numbers of Ph.D. s will drive down salaries and therefore enrollments.

Writers should be sure to include all the requested information, from current undergraduate enrollment figures to the expected increase in the number of undergraduate STEM degree holders during the grant period.

NPA chair Carol Manahan, for example, noted in her welcoming remarks to NPA the increasing number of postdoc offices and associations on campuses across the country, the spreading movement to limit postdoc appointments to about 5 years, improvements in compensation and benefits at a number of institutions, and the growth of NPA itself, which now has more than 40 institutional members, with a combined enrollment topping 27,000 postdocs as well as more than 300 individual members.

«First - generation» choice programs such as open enrollment, magnet and charter schools, and voucher plans have indeed increased the number of schooling options available.

The few schools that remained were in the death grip of aging parish populations, increased costs (the number of nuns in Memphis had dropped from 160 to 80), and dwindling enrollment.

Memphis was a sprawling Catholic diocese that had seen the number of its faithful increase by half, but its school enrollment decrease by almost a quarter.

A 2007 study of the AP incentive program in Texas found that participating schools not only boosted AP enrollment but also reported an approximate 30 percent increase in the number of students scoring 1100 and higher on the SATs and about an 8 percent increase in college matriculation.

The multiphased collaboration has been in the works for over a year and could significantly increase enrollment numbers of WIDE World, said Executive Director David Zarowin.

The study, issued last week, argues that a substantial increase in the number and rate of traditional - age white women attending college in the 1970's and 1980's has created the appearance of a sharp drop in the college - enrollment rate of black males.

In 1994, the state had 29 districts with an enrollment greater than 25,000, and that number increased to 39 by 2003.

A dramatic increase in the number of Asian - American students enrolling in the nation's independent schools in the past four years has bolstered their overall minority enrollment, despite the fact that the proportions of black, Hispanic, and Native American students enrolled have increased only slightly, according to a new report.

I calculate the number and share of FTC students attending different groupings of private schools, which have differential track records in terms of increasing students» rates of college enrollment.

The number of employees, teachers, administrators, and others has continually increased for four decades, except for the early 1980s period of declining enrollment and recession.

The flexible and global nature of eLearning courses has led to an increased number of eLearning enrollments.

The fact that course enrollment numbers do not increase until year three but exam - taking numbers rise sooner suggests that much of the initial increase in AP exam taking came from students who, in the absence of the APIP, would have taken the course but not the exam.

In year three and onward, APIP appears to produce a large boost in AP course enrollment; the number of students in AP courses increases by 21 percent.

But the number of students admitted under such plans has increased over time in Texas, suggesting that the programs have in fact had a sizable effect on enrollments.

Among the new positions, the number of assistant principals is expected to grow as districts hire additional assistant principals rather than open new schools to help with an increasing workload and expanding student enrollment.

Officials of the Minnesota district report that Asian enrollment increased by 600 this year, bringing the number of Asian students in the district to 4,884 out of a total enrollment of 32,962.

On the other hand, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools surveys show strong unmet demand for charter schools, and the still - increasing student enrollment numbers confirm that demand is still strong, overall.

The former teacher, Kenneth Williams, also reported to school district authorities that the school's staff sometimes used personal vehicles to drive students to school on days when the state was counting attendance to increase enrollment numbers, and therefore, payments from the district.

Some districts have been gaining enrollment, others losing enrollment, but this is an entirely secondary concern when compared to the question of whether an increasing number of Arizona students are acquiring the knowledge, skills and habits for success in life.

Policymakers can intensify competition by increasing the number of choice schools, the size of these schools, or the financial hit public schools experience when they lose enrollment.

Policymakers can intensify competition by increasing the number of choice schools, the size of these schools, or the financial hit that public schools experience when they lose enrollment.

Percentage increases are based on rounded numbers, and estimated enrollment reflects the state's projected public school enrollment for 2001 - 02, unless otherwise noted.

Although charter and non-charter gains during Rhee can be separated under NAEP, the Rhee administration closed a number of schools in DC during the 2007 - 09 period causing enrollment in charters to increase by half and enrollment in non-charter DC public schools to decrease by one quarter in only two years.

Many fast - growing suburban districts do not participate in open enrollment, however, because they are hard pressed to accommodate rapidly increasing numbers of resident students.

If we compare this year's numbers to three years ago, we see an enrollment increase of 0.5 percent, a teacher reduction of 0.4 percent, and an increase in per - pupil spending of 6 percent (1.5 % in constant dollars).

The bill expands the number and range of demographic categories for enrollment and retention compliance, and increases the number of compliance check points, while evidence from the current system proves that the idea of requiring schools to meet thresholds based on averages doesn't work.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS officials often point to the district's increasing graduation rates, climbing ACT scores, growing college enrollment rates and the numbers of high school freshmen projected to be on track to graduate.

Increasing student enrollments, a growing number of teacher retirements and growing numbers of teachers migrating to other school divisions represent serious challenges to divisions seeking to ensure the quality of classroom instruction.

In Santa Ana and Anaheim, declining enrollment has been exacerbated by an increase in the number of students attending charter schools.

This a is a potential long - term arrangement as it is predicted that neither the enrollment numbers nor the football squad will increase in size in the near future.

State and local education officials gathered in Tulsa Tuesday to talk about how to increase Oklahoma's concurrent enrollment numbers.

While we can tinker with policies and review enrollment forms, until we ensure that charter schools are prepared to offer quality programs and held accountable for failing to provide quality programs, we will most likely continue to see increasing numbers of OCR investigations and corrective action plans.

Moreover, the number of employees has increased while the enrollment has not.

In 2013, the legislature passed Act 77, the «Flexible Pathways Initiative,» which encourages schools to expand opportunities to programs like work - based learning, increase access to virtual learning experiences, and amplify the number of dual enrollment courses.

Although elementary and secondary student enrollment (public, private, and charter) has risen 19 percent since the mid-1980s, the number of teachers has increased at a far faster rate, growing 48 percent (see fig. 1).

Enrollment in Newark's charter schools increased substantially during this same time period, contributing to the charters» notably higher numbers in school meal eligibility and participation.

The passed SB 24 (new # I forget) restricted the number of charter schools, but Pryor got around that by having the State Board of Ed approve an increase in the enrollment numbers for charter schools.

«Increasing college enrollment, taken together with recent increases in CPS students» Freshman OnTrack rates, ACT scores, and high school GPAs, suggests the number of CPS graduates attaining a bachelor's degree will rise over time.»

And even though that number accounts for only 2 percent of the state's total student population, according to 2012 - 13 school year data, the online virtual charter sector in Ohio is experiencing significant growth: a 60 percent increase in enrollment over the last four years.

CCSA released our new schools data, as well as enrollment numbers, which demonstrate a healthy increase, despite a challenging economy and inequities in funding and facilities.

Much of a local school district's funding is based on the number of students it enrolls, so an increase in revenue might simply be a result of enrollment growth.