Sentences with phrase «graduation for students across»

«In just the last five years, our schools switched from TAKS to STAAR and HB 5 completely changed the path to graduation for students across the state.

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«Our findings reveal that, across all grades and subjects, students in online charter schools perform worse on standardized assessments and are significantly less likely to pass Ohio's test for high school graduation than their peers in traditional charter and traditional public schools,» said McEachin.

And the work paid off; in 2010, Lima teleconferenced in on the first graduation ceremonies for Media Center students, held simultaneously in hundreds of classrooms across the state.

I've also seen the making of these adults in schools across our country: students who are consistently being «prepared» for the next test, assessment, or grade level... only to find out after graduation that they don't really know what they are passionate about.

College Success Arizona understands that increasing college graduation rates across the state means creating opportunities for and enhancing the chances of completion, particularly for Latino and low - income students.

It will name «model schools» — those with the highest test scores, biggest year - to - year gains, strong performance across student groups and, for high schools, best graduation rates.

Under McQueen's leadership, Tennessee recently announced the state's highest graduation rate in its history at 89.1 %, best overall ACT at 20.1 — a number that represents all public school students in the state, across the board improvements in the 2nd year of the new state assessment, and a record high number of students taking and attaining credit for early college coursework.

Through training of College and Career Planning Managers in Eskolta skills; assistance with tools for planning and tracking progress; and support in sharing practices across schools, Eskolta's work with the College Access for All Institute will help provide students with the practical resources and structured guidance necessary to thrive beyond high school graduation.

Test scores for Native American students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress fourth grade reading test are 25 points below the national average, and the high school graduation rate for students in BIE schools is 59 percent, compared with 80 percent for students across the country.

The nation has posted record graduation rates for the last two years, with the highest rate ever of 81 percent announced in March and improvement across all student subgroups.

Graduations Up, Dropouts Down in LAUSD, Statewide High school graduation rates for Los Angeles Unified and districts across California increased last year, with Latino students showing larger gains than their white and Asian classmates, the state Department of Education said Tuesday.

That increase was seen across all major demographic subgroups in the state, except for students with disabilities, whose graduation rate declined from 67 percent to 66 percent.

Clemson, S.C. (April 20, 2016) The National Dropout Prevention Center / Network (NDPC / N) is pleased to announce that K12, Inc., a technology - based education company and leading provider of proprietary curriculum and online school programs for students in pre-K through high school, is now sponsoring Solutions to the Dropout Crisis, a television format webcast that delivers practical strategies for graduation rate improvement to educators across the nation.

Across four statewide indicators, (Suspension Rate, Graduation Rate, English Language Arts, and Mathematics) Pittsburg maintains equal or better outcomes for each of those five student groups compared to WCCUSD.

Online learning is now a widely available option for students across the country looking to make up credits toward graduation, take courses not available in their local schools, or get a jump on college through dual - enrollment programs.

«As demonstrated by the record high school graduation rate and record college enrollment rates for minority students, states, districts, educators, and students across the country are making real progress.

We know that struggling students need guidance to overcome life's obstacles, and we know that each graduation represents more than an opportunity for a student to walk across a stage in a cap and gown.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

It is possible to find alternative measures of student performance that can be compared across classrooms beyond statewide, multiple - choice standardized exams, such as the National Writing Project's rubrics and juried competitions to judge senior year capstone projects for graduation.

ESSA legislation puts additional pressure on schools and districts to be accountable for raising graduation rates for students across subpopulations.

Due to successes and an unwavering commitment to setting high expectations for graduation rates and subject proficiency, Great Hearts has since been able to expand into multiple campuses across Arizona for hard - working students in other communities, with plans to open new campuses across state lines in 2015.

Few differences existed across groups in 9th grade, but by the end of 10th grade, students» test scores, academic grade point averages, and progress to graduation tended to be better for the students in programs of study (i.e., treatment students) than for control / comparison students.

It's graduation time for college students across the country!

With students getting ready for graduation and teachers across the country fighting for higher pay, we've been thinking a lot about teachers.

For millions of college students across the country, graduation day looms large.

The GradNation Campaign leverages a strong network of dedicated partners, in - depth research, and proven tools and tactics to combat the high school dropout crisis across the United States Together with America's Promise Alliance, Civic Enterprises, Everyone Graduates Center at John Hopkins University, and the Alliance for Excellent Education, the GradNation Campaign is rapidly progressing towards its 2020 goal of a 90 percent high school graduation rate, with all students prepared for college and careers in the 21st century workforce.