We highlight state policy examples utilizing CBE elements to improve high school
graduation outcomes of OA / UC students from:
Leaving School Empty Handed: A Report on Graduation and Dropout Rates for Students who Receive Special Education Services In New York City This report examines
the graduation outcomes of the more than 170,000 children currently classified as having disabilities and in need of special education services in New York City, based on Federal, New York State and New York City data from the school years between 1996 - 1997 and 2003 - 2004....
Not exact matches
The recent
outcome data reports a median base salary at $ 125,000 — an 8 % increase over the previous year — while 99 %
of the class had job offers three months post
graduation.
She required campuses to provide uniform data for comparisons
of campuses, focused on
outcomes such as
graduation rates and expanded online offerings.
The survey was designed to capture initial hiring
outcomes of PSM graduates and follow them for up to five years after
graduation.
Evaluations
of career academies have shown a positive impact (download) on academic
outcomes such as high school attendance, credits earned, grade point averages, and
graduation rates.
While these excluded studies are not really appropriate for studying achievement, they tend to show little impact
of exit exams on dropout behavior or
graduation outcomes.
Measures
of school performance based on carefully constructed comparisons
of student achievement growth, and other important
outcomes, such as high - school
graduation and college enrollment rates, require student - level data that are not publicly available.
Kamentz and Laura Keane
of Mastery Charter Schools have been at the center
of an effort, along with Angela Duckworth
of the University
of Pennsylvania, to design and test interventions aimed at enhancing student perseverance and improving college enrollment and
graduation outcomes.
His research on the impact
of Head Start on long - term
outcomes such as high school
graduation and college attendance was published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
The effects
of high - stakes testing programs on
outcomes such as retention,
graduation, and admission into academic programs are different from the results
of using grades alone.
Closing the
Graduation Gap also maps the intersection between education and the economy, as it relates to the impact
of schooling on the key economic
outcomes of employment, income, and poverty.
Yet author James Nehring, the school's first principal, tells a story
of utter chaos in the school's first year, including scheduling meltdowns, administrative blunders, and a failure to link course objectives with established
graduation outcomes.
This negative estimate falls to zero when the
outcome is
graduation within five years
of 9th - grade entry.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new study
of the Chicago Public Schools» (CPS) double - dose algebra policy for struggling 9th grade students — the first such study to examine long - term impacts
of this intervention — has found substantial improved
outcomes for intensive math instruction on college entrance exam scores, high school
graduation rates, and college enrollment rates.
Carnoy and Loeb also investigated the impact
of accountability on student retention and high - school
graduation rates and demonstrated that there is no discernible negative effect on either
outcome.
In the most regulated environment, larger participants — those schools with 40 or more students funded through vouchers in testing grades, or with an average
of 10 or more students per grade across all grade levels — receive a rating through a formula identical to the school performance score system used by the state to gauge public school performance, inclusive
of test score performance,
graduation rates, and other
outcome metrics.
Moreover, prominent voices in teacher preparation continue to question whether clear - cut measures
of student
outcomes — such as
graduation rates or test performance — are legitimate measures
of educational performance.
«
Graduation is a celebration
of the promising analytic work our SDP Fellows have led to improve
outcomes for students,» said Patty Diaz - Andrade, director
of education and outreach at SDP.
To explore these questions, we studied the 29 high school closures begun between 2003 and 2009 in New York City to determine the degree to which a closure affected a range
of student
outcomes, including
graduation rates, mobility, attendance, and academic performance.
Scott - Clayton and Minaya's (2016) study is the only one to examine the relationship
of FWS participation to students» labor market
outcomes after
graduation.
And even in the imaginary world in which VAM is used, learning growth on math and reading tests only captures a narrow portion
of school quality, which is why those measures are not consistent predictors
of later life
outcomes, like
graduation, college attendance, and earnings.
For example, the Gates Foundation's small school reforms were widely panned as a flop in early reviews relying on student test scores, but a number
of later rigorous studies showed (sometimes substantial) positive effects on
outcomes such as
graduation and college enrollment.
Finally, an expert college counselor would advise a student to compare colleges on the basis
of their curricula, instructional resources, other resources (housing, extracurricular opportunities), and
outcomes (such as
graduation rates).
The program is not associated with improved high school
graduation rates or increases in the number
of students taking college entrance exams, suggesting that the APIP improves the
outcomes of high - achieving students rather than those students who may not have graduated from high school or even applied to college.
The program seeks to address the many disparities in
outcomes for black men, including large gaps with white men regarding high - school
graduation rates, college enrollment and completion rates, lifetime earnings, longevity, and the likelihood
of incarceration.
Since improved AP
outcomes may not necessarily reflect increased learning and could come at the expense
of other academic
outcomes, I also looked beyond these immediate effects to the broader set
of outcomes, such as high school
graduation rates, SAT and ACT performance, and the percentage
of students attending college.
Low rates
of high school
graduation, among other grim educational
outcomes, weigh on Indian Country today.
New Tech's internal evaluation data indicates promising evidence that its model has replicated successfully, with an average four - year cohort
graduation rate
of 86 percent, an average dropout rate
of less than 3 percent, and a college enrollment rate
of 67 percent immediately following high school
graduation (New Tech Network
Outcomes, April 2012; New Tech data 2012).
Reports highlight state and national
graduation outcomes for the class
of 2013.
Performance ratings would be based on
outcomes (such as
graduation rates and graduates» earnings) as well as on access (e.g., the proportion
of the student body receiving Pell Grants) and affordability (tuition net
of scholarship aid).
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.
Understanding the effect
of private school choice on real - world success beyond test scores requires data on
outcomes like college enrollment and
graduation, and thanks to three recent Urban Institute studies, we know more about this than we did a year ago.
Our sample is effectively less than 126 observations, but Mike wants to shrink it more, by excluding cases from the sample and excluding the
outcomes of high school
graduation (too squishy) and college
graduation (too few cases).
-LSB-...] especially so given that the No Excuses charter model that has become the darling
of ed reformers often comes up short at improving later life
outcomes, while private school choice programs seem to fare better at improving high school
graduation, -LSB-...]
As policymakers consider the design, expansion, or reform
of private school choice programs, they should carefully examine not just a program's likely impact on short - term metrics such as test scores, but also how it might shape long - term
outcomes, including college enrollment and
graduation.
To estimate the effects
of states» adoption and implementation
of college - and career - readiness standards and aligned assessments on student
outcomes, C - SAIL is analyzing National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP) data, high school
graduation rates, and college enrollment rates in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia.
However, there is much more work that can be done, and many states have the necessary data to answer important research questions about CTE (including questions about equity and access, effect
of participation on high school
graduation rates, college enrollment and attainment, and civic and employment
outcomes).
The authors demonstrate that the effects
of high - stakes testing pro- grams on
outcomes, such as retention and
graduation, are different from the results
of using grades alone, and that some groups
of students who are already faring poorly, such as African Americans and Latinos / Latinas, will do even worse if high - stakes testing programs are used as criteria for promotion and
graduation.
Research has consistently demonstrated that low - income students who attend smaller high schools have better academic
outcomes in terms
of achievement,
graduation rates, and discipline issues than their peers in larger schools.
Our study extends this work to examine the impact
of CPS's double - dose algebra policy on such longer - run
outcomes as advanced math course work and performance, ACT scores, high - school
graduation rates, and college enrollment rates.
Little or no data have been collected on the effect
of school choice on
graduation rates, incarceration rates, the probability that students will end up on welfare, the chances that they will be employed full time - all
outcomes that deserve careful scrutiny.
One argument though in favor
of an online - learning
graduation requirement is actually from an
outcomes perspective that has some merit.
Creating a Formula for Success: Why English Language Learner Students Are Dropping Out
of School, and How to Increase
Graduation Rates This report analyzes the educational outcomes of English Language Learners (ELLs) since the implementation of new graduation standards in New York State and assesses the implementation of promised improvements in the education provide
Graduation Rates This report analyzes the educational
outcomes of English Language Learners (ELLs) since the implementation
of new
graduation standards in New York State and assesses the implementation of promised improvements in the education provide
graduation standards in New York State and assesses the implementation
of promised improvements in the education provided to ELLs.
These findings are the result
of a very specific, inexpensive, and simple intervention that can be a potent strategy for improving
outcomes for students at risk
of delayed
graduation or drop - out.
Mike says that those opting out should be «held accountable against an alternative set
of measures» that are nonetheless still
outcomes - based and geared toward high school
graduation and post-secondary readiness.
Among the additions were some things the commission had urged, such as stiffer high - school
graduation requirements, as well as many it had not - yet these add - ons produced little by way
of improved educational
outcomes.
What to know: The Mississippi Department
of Education's (MDE) plan stands out for aligning its teacher recruitment and retention efforts with its ambitious goals for increasing student academic achievement by 2025 and clearly stating its role in supporting districts to address equity concerns.10 The MDE recognizes that in order to reach its stated goals — which include a proposed
graduation rate
of 90 percent for all students by 2025 — they must also support districts in recruiting and retaining teachers
of color who are prepared to improve student
outcomes.
Overall, while questions remain, the regulations make clear that the
graduation rate and performance data
of students in foster care must be reported on, and can not be lumped in with other subgroups as part
of a «super-subgroup» to conceal its
outcomes.
Given the shameful differences in the academic
outcomes and
graduation rates
of students
of color compared to many Asian and white students, one would expect policies and practices related to students» race and ethnicity to be high on the reform agenda.