Sentences with phrase «graduation numbers»

This reader submission focuses on the principal of a school that has experienced a remarkable improvement in graduation numbers, due to sustained change in the school culture.

The results of their research (and coverage of the crisis) is that states are now reporting more accurate graduation numbers.

Yet, one Western Australian school, with a 45 per cent Indigenous population, experienced a remarkable improvement in graduation numbers, due to sustained change in the school culture.

Despite the stark numbers of the current projections, Downing stressed that he believed the credit recovery program was going to make a significant impact on graduation numbers.

In another article authored by Mark Dynarski, Education Reform Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute, Dynarski discusses how researchers are struggling to understand the reason for rising high school graduation numbers in the U.S. mainly due to a lack of research.

Lawrence doesn't beat Ames on college graduation numbers, but 53 percent is still better than most cities in our study.

I attended graduation number 2 on Saturday and it was so amazing to see and be a part of!

A closer look at graduation numbers reveals a concentrated dropout crisis in big - city districts, as well as odds - defying success in 21 urban systems.

New Federal Rule Could Force States to Lower Graduation Rates Under ESSA, some states face prospect of having to lower graduation numbers

And last year, when NPR dug into graduation numbers, the reporters found so many examples of «quick fixes» and efforts to game the system they concluded the final calculation, «isn't worth the paper it's printed on.»

He also reiterates the importance of evidence - based practices in work to improve high school graduation numbers.

Graduation numbers are a controversial issue for New York state, which ranks below the national average in that area although its spending on public schools is among the nation's highest.

In the past decade, enrollment and graduation numbers have risen in for - profit colleges; however, little is known about how employers perceive potential employees with for - profit college degrees on their resumes.

How confident are you that your graduation numbers are credible and how do you all try to make sure those figures are solid?

Within a decade, graduation numbers had risen from 20 to nearly 60, with four out of five Year 12 graduands entering further training, study, or meaningful employment.

SJHA also outperformed the graduation numbers of its fellow pilot schools in the district and has more of its students matriculating into college.

As school leaders put more attention on boosting their graduation numbers, they're also discovering other challenges that need addressing.

Many states now offer a nonstandard diploma; however, those students earning this type of diploma are not counted in the graduation numbers and helps schools from declaring these students as dropouts.

Some schools improve their graduation numbers by conveniently omitting some low - performing students in their graduation class calculation.

Did you know Geoffrey Canada once kicked out an entire class just to raise his graduation numbers?

Studies of Texas and Indiana comparing demographically similar districts showed that those with lower suspension rates tended to have achievement and graduation numbers that were equal to or better than those with higher suspension rates.

«Nevada's graduation numbers are trending in the right direction,» said Steve Canavero, Ph.D., Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Whack, at the District, says it's too soon to count on those graduation numbers, and that the charter office does score schools on «college readiness outcomes» including high school graduation rates, attendance, SAT / ACT performance, and AP coursework.

Trustee John Lee Evans, who has defended the district's graduation numbers, characterized scrutiny of the graduation rate as prejudice against students of color.