Sentences with phrase «graduation rates shows»

The current discussion on graduation rates shows that we need to know more about alternative schools.

Graduation rates show an «upward trend» statewide.

«Rising graduation rates show the positive effects of strong state aid increases that are coupled with tremendous work by educators and staff,» NYSUT President Andy Pallotta said.

The evidence from test scores and graduation rates show that the schools are at least holding their own, and even doing somewhat better.

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Not exact matches

But statistics show online education is far from a perfect solution to decreasing unemployment, increasing graduation rates.

When compared to control group counterparts in randomized trials, infants and toddlers who participated in high - quality home visiting programs were shown to have more favorable scores for cognitive development and behavior, higher IQs and language scores, higher grade point averages and math and reading achievement test scores at age 9, and higher graduation rates from high school.

Involvement has been shown to increase grades, leads to more consistent homework completion, improve student behavior at school, increase high school graduation rates, reduce school drop - out rates, increase college attendance, and lower rates of experimentation with tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs.

The study showed that the states that spent the most did not have the highest average ACT test scores, nor did they have the highest average graduation rates.

«We have shown something that works,» said Mayor Michael Bloomberg on new high school graduation rates.

«In November, the nonpartisan Research Alliance for New York City Schools presented findings from a rigorous analysis of school closures under Mayor Bloomberg, showing that graduation rates improved by 15 - points for students who left and attendance and graduation rates improved for those who remained during the transition.

«What this year's data really shows is that the de Blasio administration is simply lowering standards to boost graduation rates,» said Jeremiah Kittredge of Families for Excellent Schools, a pro-charter group.

New state figures show the four year graduation rate in Rochester schools was up slightly last year, but not enough to please one district leader.

The U.S. Education Department has released data showing improvements in nationwide graduation rates for minorities.

The most recent data shows the graduation rate for New York City schools at 69.6 percent in 2016.

The latest New York figures, released in February, show graduation rates averaged 79.4 percent statewide and 88.9 percent on the Island.

Just 25 percent of high schools in Mayor de Blasio's cash - guzzling Renewal program are hitting their graduation - rate benchmarks, city data show.

«Hands - on science courses shown to boost graduation rates, STEM retention.»

One Day Directed by: Lone Scherfig Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson Running Time: 1 hr 48 mins Rating: PG - 13 Release Date: August 19, 2011 PLOT: Based on the novel by David Nicholls, Dexter (Sturgess) and Emma (Hathaway) spend the night together after college graduation and then are shown each year on the same date for many years after.

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.

Five specific whole - school practices have been shown to boost test scores and increase graduation rates, according to Professor Roland Fryer.

U.S. graduation rates reported by the federal government in December showed U.S. students are graduating at record numbers for the fifth year in a row, with improvements for students of different racial and language backgrounds, as well as those in poverty or with disabilities.

The paper noted that the graduation rates of the city's schools had risen, to 50 percent, and ran a chart showing the «best and worst.»

In 2006, a U.S. Department of Education report noted that black graduates were more likely to take on student debt, and in 2007, an Education Sector analysis of the same data found that black graduates from the 1992 - 93 cohort defaulted at a rate five times higher than that of white or Asian students in the 10 years after graduation (Hispanic / Latino graduates showed a similar, but somewhat smaller disparity).

Today's research shows that, especially for urban minority students, charter schools and voucher programs improve high school graduation rates and college enrollment.

The report showed higher graduation rates at the new schools compared with their much larger predecessors.

Now, for the first time, we are able to show that vouchers may have a long - term positive impact on college graduation rates.

In «Graduation Rates Are Insufficient As An Accountability Measure,» Chad Aldeman looks at some problems with using highs school graduation rates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduatGraduation Rates Are Insufficient As An Accountability Measure,» Chad Aldeman looks at some problems with using highs school graduation rates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduation rRates Are Insufficient As An Accountability Measure,» Chad Aldeman looks at some problems with using highs school graduation rates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduatgraduation rates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduation rrates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduation rrates at schools with the same graduationgraduation ratesrates.

The Boston no excuses charter study, for example, shows no increase in high school graduation rates and no increase in post-secondary enrollment despite large increases in test scores.

Moreover, despite the increase in graduation rates, national tests are showing that test scores have been flat in recent years.

Dropout and graduation rates, grades, and many test scores show boys faring poorly compared to girls.

Richard Whitmire: Dropout and graduation rates, grades, and many test scores show boys faring poorly compared to girls (see Figure 1).

As an example, some states show that in the past six years graduation rates for secondary students has dramatically risen from 68 % to 81 % [ii] due to Student Success programs, but the questions that rarely get asked are, do these numbers truly reflect a students» intellect, insight, understanding, values and citizenship, or is it that higher standards with lower expectations has equated to this phenomenon that claims that «Failure is not an option»?

The results from the first DC study showing higher graduation rates are at https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20104018/pdf/20104018.pdf.

An analysis by the EPE Research Center also shows that high school graduation rates are 15 percentage points lower in the nation's urban schools when compared with those located in the suburbs.

SEL has been shown to increase academic performance, decrease behavioral issues and suspensions, and improve graduation rates.

Results show that graduation rates are considerably lower in the nation's largest cities than they are in the average urban locale.

I wanted to show the task force the chart where Lake Wales High School's graduation rate last year exceeded all but one high school in Polk County and is on par with the U.S. average.

Early evaluations showed that, compared to statewide averages, students in these programs had higher graduation rates and better pass rates on the California High School Exit Exam.

Figure 1 shows that the graduation rates of black and Hispanic youth born in the late 1980s were more than 10 percentage points higher than those of comparable youth born a decade earlier.

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The financial difficulties faced by students from low - income families in making it to graduation are well documented, but recently, less tangible factors — like sense of belonging — have also been shown to impact college completion rates.

This report shows, through graphs and tables, the University of North Carolina's enrollment growth, tuition history, admissions data, and graduation rates.

A majority of St. Louis Public Schools students scored below proficient in math and English, but higher scores in the attendance and graduation - rate categories made up for poor results in academic achievement, Emily Stahly, a research assistant at the Show - Me Institute, found in an analysis earlier this year.

Today, the graduation rate for African - Americans is 75 percent, still lower than our white counterparts, but an increase that shows our community rapidly closing that achievement gap.

The number of students in alternative schools showed moderate increases contemporaneous with new national mandates regarding standardized testing and graduation rates.

For example, they show that the California legislature's decision to make the GED available to civilians in 1974 lowered the high school graduation rate by 3.6 percentage points for males and by 2.6 percentage points for females.

The charter school graduation rate is 83 percent, a trend that has shown improvement across all racial and ethnic groups.

Yet evidence from two independent sources now shows that, in fact, the graduation rate increased substantially between 2000 and 2010.

Recent data compiled by the program administrator shows a 2015 - 2016 graduation rate of 98 percent.