Sentences with phrase «graduation rates continue»

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High school graduation rates continue to climb, peaking at 81 percent nationally for the Class of 2013 (the most recent year for which nationally aggregated data is available).

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said, «New York's graduation rate continues its steady, upward trend.

The state's high - school graduation rate continued to inch up in 2015, marking a slight increase for the third consecutive year.

«New York's graduation rate continues its steady, upward trend,» said Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

«While the upward trend in New York state's graduation rates continues, there is still much work to do,» Elia said.

While LA Unified's projected graduation rate continues to tick up this spring as seniors complete extra credit recovery courses to make up those they previously failed, 30 percent of those the district considers «on track» for graduation currently aren't because they are failing at least one A through G class.

The city's graduation rate continues to improve.

Not exact matches

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve,» Levitan said in an emailed statement.

Dan Levitan, spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign, responded with the same statement he gave to The Post: «Under Mayor de Blasio, Crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the City is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

De Blasio campaign spokesman Dan Levitan said, «Under Mayor de Blasio, New York City is making a record contribution to fixing and upgrading subways and buses, affordable housing is being built at a record rate, and graduation rates and test scores continue to rise.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

He calls the city school system's graduation rate «absolutely pathetic,» while the succession of superintendents underscores continuing problems.

Student outcomes — better attendance, improved graduation rates, improved performance on tests — all demonstrate that mayoral control is working and should be continued.

«Despite years of effort Blacks and Latinos continue to have higher unemployment rate, lower school graduation rates, and suffer more police brutality,» White said.

Under Mr. de Blasio, graduation rates and test scores have continued to rise.

De Blasio spokesman Dan Levitan wouldn't comment on the possibility of running against Donovan, but cited a record the mayor will run on next year that includes, «crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.»

«From pre-K for all to graduation rates above 70 percent,» Mr. Finan continued, «the successes of a school system with direct, mayoral accountability can not be denied.»

High school graduation rates are on the rise in New York and, as usual, the Capital Region continues to outshine the rest of the state.

The graduation rate in the Syracuse City School District continues to be one of the worst in the state, with less than half the students getting their diplomas after four years of school.

Moreover, it will continue to monitor specific data related to financial aid, degree programs, attrition rates, and completion and graduation rates attributed to the quality of education and the effectiveness of higher education institutions.ConclusionThe U.S. Department of Education and other government agencies support IPEDS data collection to ensure accountability and transparency in higher education.

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.

The eight Orleans Parish School Board high schools continued to post the highest graduation rate in the state.

California will continue to land at the very bottom of every measure of how well we're preparing our students for the future — graduation rates, social and emotional wellbeing, math and reading achievement — unless we make serious changes to ensure every student has a great teacher, in every subject, every year.

However, educational outcomes in reading and math, as well as graduation rates, for students with disabilities continue to lag.

In contrast, education levels elsewhere in the developed world continue to rise, with college graduation rates increasing roughly 5 percentage points among the other countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over the past 20 years alone.

There was — and will continue to be — much to argue about, including test scores, graduation rates, and class sizes (see Diane Ravitch and / or Sol Stern at «related posts» below), but there is no doubt that Klein and Bloomberg have introduced some much needed common sense, business management practices, accountability, and, yes, a laser - like focus on student achievement, to a system that had become unmanageable and unproductive.

Most Northern Virginia school districts continue to outpace Virginia's statewide graduation rates.

In under - resourced and struggling school districts across the country, too many students continue to fall below national benchmarks on reading and math and on school attendance, high school graduation and college admission rates.

Northeast Charter Schools Network New York Policy Manager Jason Zwara said, «This new graduation rate data continues to show how well charter schools serve their students, particularly those with high needs.

said, «This new graduation rate data continues to show how well charter schools serve their students, particularly those with high needs.

Preliminary data suggests that continued mindfulness practice does have a positive effect on student achievement as evidenced by increased graduation rates and a decrease in the D / F rate.

These results show that while the incremental college - going rate dramatically decreases one year after high school graduation, students continue enrolling in colleges and universities beyond the first year.

As states transition to ESSA, they will continue to be required to track graduation rates and to set both long - term goals and measure interim progress toward achieving those goals.

But the continuing improvements in fourth - grade achievement shows that there have been benefits from the law, which brought accountability to American public education, forced revelations of inflated graduation rates.

Tennessee will also track an extended five - year graduation rate and the drop - out rate to encourage schools to continue to serve students who need more time to graduate.

The rate of change in technology is so rapid that we have to prepare teachers to continue learning after graduation.

The EdCan Network to research how Mount Boucherie Secondary School's Academy of Indigenous Studies continues to significantly raise graduation rates.

As we continue to promote a climate that focuses on achievement for our kids and focuses on the objective of increasing graduation rates and improving math and reading skills in elementary school and looks at expanding vocational education and looks at ways we can promote Pre-K opportunities, I think we have a real opportunity for Indiana to be a national leader.

Despite missing the ultimate mark, graduation rates are rising due to specific plans to continue increasing the graduation rate.

«When a school continues to perform in the bottom five percent of the state and isn't showing signs of progress or has graduation rates below 60 percent over a number of years, something dramatic needs to be done,» said Duncan.

New preliminary data released today by the U.S. Department of Education shows that states continue to increase high school graduation rates and narrow the gap for traditionally underserved students, including low - income students, minority students, students with disabilities and English learners.

That system was continued by her successor, Kaya Henderson, who aimed to lift graduation rates by 22 points in five years.

States with NCLB waiver plans would be able to continue their accountability systems; all other states would have to develop systems that include student achievement and growth; English language proficiency; and, for high schools, graduation rates.

In the age of accountability ushered in by the No Child Left Behind law in 2002 and continued under 2015's Every Student Succeeds Act, many school officials are using fraudulent methods to inflate graduation rates.

We also anticipate continuing discussions regarding prioritizing best policies and best actions for students and creating and utilizing the right incentives and accountability systems to improve student achievement, increased educational quality, graduation rates, and capital and technology needs.

«ESSA shifts much of the responsibility for student outcomes to states, which must develop robust accountability systems that target large graduation rate gaps that continue to exist between different groups of students, as well as high schools that fail to graduate one - third or more of their students,» said Gov. Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education.

While the Los Angeles Unified School District continues to drive toward higher and higher graduation rates, district data provided to The 74 and LA School Report show that more than half of last year's graduating seniors received grades that made them ineligible for admission into California's public universities.

A recent follow - up study tracking the continued success of the 2010 and 2011 graduates of small high schools indicates the positive average effects of small schools on four - year graduation rates have been sustained.

The positive news about graduation rates was coupled with continued upward trends in scores on the state's High School Proficiency Assessments (HSPA), the required exit exam in language arts and math given to all juniors.