Sentences with phrase «graduation rate of»

The report shows that two states, Wisconsin and Vermont, already have a graduation rate of 90 percent.

Education is a priority A point of pride for us is the high graduation rate of teens we serve.

This difference was most evident among those male students who exhibited a low - propensity - to - graduate score at baseline: those who participated in the PGC program had a graduation rate of 60 percent, whereas youths in the control group had a graduation rate of 30 percent.

There was a statistically significant difference in the graduation rate of male students in the program and control groups that favored those in the Peer Group Connection (PGC) program group.

Native youth have the lowest high school graduation rate of students across all schools.

The total number of graduates from Ross College — Hopkinsville, Kentucky, campus for the Occupational Therapy Assistant program during the three - year period of 2015 - 2017 * was 66 with an overall graduation rate of 89 %.

The total number of graduates from the Ross College — Quad Cities / Bettendorf, Iowa, campus for the Occupational Therapy Assistant program during the three - year period of 2015 - 2017 * was 25 with an overall graduation rate of 86 %.

This compares to a four - year graduation rate of 59 percent for young non-veterans in 2011, says a USA Today analysis of data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Even with careful, sophisticated breeding and genetics techniques used, there's a graduation rate of only 30 - 40 % of their dogs.

Although California reports an official graduation rate of 87 % to the Federal Government using a Federal formula, on the Dept of State website they say the rate is closer to 71 % (based on the % of freshmen who enter high school and go on to earn a diploma four years later).

Alliance came up with the list by ranking 4,200 U.S. schools based on their graduation rates for «underrepresented minorities,» and found that just 150 had a six - year graduation rate of 75 % or higher.

Milwaukee Public Schools saw 3,060 students earn their high school diploma in 2015, with a graduation rate of 58.2 percent — making it the most challenged district in the state.

Another school with a $ 660 - a-day couch, Channel High School, closed in 2014 due to «a dismal graduation rate of 46 percent and «widespread dissatisfaction» among parents, students, and teachers» (Golding & Edelman, 2017).

With a 2016 - 17 graduation rate of 72.4 percent, the city has already almost achieved the targeted 2021 - 22 rate of 72.6 percent.

DCPS» graduation rate of 73.2 percent in 2016 - 17 is above the 71.6 percent rate that would be necessary to meet this goal assuming equal progress each year.

According to the California Charter Schools Association, charter schools had a cohort graduation rate of 84 percent in 2014 - 15, compared to 72 percent for the district.

Not surprisingly, the average graduation rate at online schools is 40 %, less than half the national average graduation rate of 82 %.

This means that D.C. aims to have a four - year graduation rate of 72.6 percent for both DC Public Schools (DCPS) and public charter school students over the next five years.

The harder work in increasing graduation rates will come in later years as all subgroups move toward 90 percent graduation rates for the city in 2038 - 39 and as DCPS grows toward a graduation rate of 85 percent in 2021 - 22.

Iowa, which claimed the highest graduation rate of 88 percent, had little variation in rates for different student groups, as did Texas and Arkansas.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, the graduation rate of students with special needs is 57 percent (National Center on Secondary Education and Transition [NCSET], 2006).

He needs to enphasize the college readiness percentage AND the college graduation rate of our students of color.

With a national high school graduation rate of only 47 % coupled with staggering suspension rates and chronic underachievement, Principal Kafele contends that clearly, we as educators have failed to identify the true essence of the problem.

Under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, states are provided with funding to develop the technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in CTE programs.46 Currently, 12.5 million high school and college students are enrolled in CTE programs.47 These programs help keep students in school; the graduation rate of CTE students is about 90 percent, 15 percentage points higher than the national average.48 However, research on their effectiveness is still in the preliminary stages.49 The best and most effective CTE programs are linked to and supported by local business or industry; provide real - world experiences or work opportunities; give students tangible outcomes such as an industry credential or college credit; and create pathways for pursuing college or career after graduation.50

The fact that the graduation rate of the students who went to these 105 schools was 6.8 % higher than the graduation rate of the students who lost the lottery and went to regular schools can easily be explained by peer effects.

President Obama celebrated the nation's highest - ever graduation rate of 82.3 percent in his 2016 state - of - the - union speech in January.

Congratulations to the Piedmont district in Alameda County, which achieved a graduation rate of 100 percent!

Since May, when districts officials announced an expected graduation rate of 92 percent for the class of 2016, they've woven the accomplishment into political talking points.

The campaign, which seeks to focus on homeless students at every stage of academic development, set three goals for the country: young children experiencing homelessness will participate in quality early childhood programs at the same rate as their housed peers by 2026, high school students will reach a graduation rate of 90 percent by 2030, and post-secondary students will reach an attainment rate of 60 percent by 2034.

The Unalaska City School District is one of the highest performing in our state, with a graduation rate of 96.6 %.

KIPP Nashville's first two classes of students project to more than triple the college graduation rate of their neighborhood peers.

He instituted a program, based on the same premises as his chemistry program, for 500 students who are low income, first members in their family to attend college, have lower SAT scores, and a graduation rate of 20 %.

The newspaper reported that when Taylor ran the school, performance was abysmal - with a four - year graduation rate of only 36 percent and only 29 percent of students passing the English Language Arts Regents exam.

Among those schools, only five of them are ahead of last year's graduation rate of 74 percent.

With a four - year adjusted public high school graduation rate of 74.8 % (2015 - 16), Oregon only beats Nevada and New Mexico, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

But even more importantly, a school with a graduation rate of 60 % or more has successful proven that it is making progress and no state official would have the audacity to define a school as failing simply because its participate rate fell below 95 %, but it was successfully meeting all the other criteria for being a «transitioning school» or «progressing school.»

For example, the graduation rate of black boys in the district rose from 47 % in 2011 to 53 % in 2014.

The Los Angeles Unified School District's new strategic plan, for example, calls for a 100 % graduation rate of its students, which, by the way, has never been accomplished in a large urban district.

The four organizations, which lead the GradNation campaign to raise the national high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020, credit bipartisan action by President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, as well as the diligent work of educators and communities at the state and local levels, for the nation's record high graduation rate of 83.2 percent in 2015, up from 71 percent in 2001.

And, for all the worry that the change would send New Jersey's historically highest - in - the - nation ranking plummeting, the state overall fared pretty well in posting a new graduation rate of about 86 percent for the Class of 2012, up from 83 percent in 2011.

Florida's State Personnel Development Grant targets increasing the graduation rate of students with disabilities through multiple initiatives one of which is the implementation and scaling up of Check and Connect.

In Colorado, the average graduation rate of K12 INC online students was only 20 %.

So the graduation rate of K12 INC students is much worse than almost any public school — despite the fact that K12 INC students in Washington state typically come from families with higher than average incomes and therefore should have a higher graduation rate.

The Building a Grad Nation Report: Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic shows detailed progress toward the GradNation goal of a national average on - time high school graduation rate of 90 percent by 2020.

The New Visions charter network had an network - wide average graduation rate of 90.9 percent in the 2015 - 2016 school year.

These combined efforts have propelled CPS students to a record - high graduation rate of 77.3 percent, and Dr. Jackson's support of a graduation requirement insisting that all students have a solid post-secondary plan is ensuring that Chicago's youth leave the classroom fully prepared for what comes next.

The lofty goals, such as attaining a high school graduation rate of 90 percent and eliminating drugs and violence from all American schools, remain in the realm of fantasy.

While many Long Island and Westchester residents have access to great schools, Buffalo Public Schools has a high school graduation rate of 56 % and only 12 % of graduates are ready for college and / or careers.

In 2017, New Visions Charter High Schools achieved a graduation rate of 88.3 % and our district schools achieved a graduation rate of 83.1 %, which have shown steady gains over the last few years.

The Building a Grad Nation Report: Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic, released annually, by the Alliance for Excellent Education, America's Promise Alliance, Civic Enterprises, and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, shows detailed progress toward the GradNation goal of a national average on - time high school graduation rate of 90 percent by 2020.