Sentences with phrase «graduation standards for»

In this Spotlight, see how schools are helping students reach their post-graduation goals, keeping English - language Learners on track to graduate, and committing to higher graduation standards for all students.

Should this be the minimum graduation standard for a high school diploma for 100 % of students?

Not exact matches

Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer days and year - round schooling, decentralization into smaller learning communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.

SMU has brought its admission standards for athletes into line with those for the rest of the university, and the Mustangs» graduation rate has achieved respectability.

After graduation he sold mainframe computer programs for Chicago computer companies like Pioneer Standard.

«The rules adopted today by the Board of Regents maintain the rigor of our graduation requirements, while providing a new mechanism for students with disabilities to demonstrate they've met the State's graduation standards.»

«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.

Currently, those who scored a 2 or lower were judged to be not meeting the required standards, now children who receive a score of 2 or higher will be considered on track for meeting the new Regents requirements for high school graduation.

«This is not about changing our graduation standards,» stated Emily DeSantis, assistant state education commissioner for public affairs.

Board members are responsible for developing standards for high school graduation, school accreditation, teacher certification and continuing education for academic staff.

Those who support unionization say it would improve adjunct faculty members» standard of living, provide a more stable environment for students, and increase retention and graduation rates.

Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch and education commissioner John King have opposed delaying implementation of the standards, but King has said one change state officials are considering is pushing back when students would need to pass Common Core - aligned Regents exam for graduation.

Even as the Regents raised the standards for high school graduation, the four - year graduation rate rose, to 78.1 percent last year from 71.8 percent in 2009.

Modern accreditation standards mean that many of the Flexner - era ills of for - profit education — little or no requirements for admission or graduation and lax attention to instructional quality or attendance — are long bygone, the authors wrote.

The committee touts the possibility of alternative incentives to exit exams: «Several experiments with providing incentives for graduation in the form of rewards, while keeping graduation standards constant, suggest that such incentives might be used to increase high school completion.»

Forty - seven states have arts - education mandates, forty - eight have arts - education standards, and forty have arts requirements for high school graduation, according to the 2007 - 08 AEP state policy database.

In high - poverty districts coast to coast, standards for graduation have declined.

Besides mandating that all LACES students take at least one AP class, the school's standards for graduation are much higher than the state's.

The success has been astounding: over the past decade, the percentage of students meeting provincial standards in the annual literacy and numeracy tests for grades 3 and 6 has risen from 54 % to 71 %, and the high school graduation rate has grown from 68 % to 83 %.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed legislation that will make some significant changes in the state's accountability system and budgeting requirements for schools, including tougher high school graduation standards and elimination of a requirement that school districts must spend 65 percent of their operating budgets on classroom instruction.

Her litany of complaints about the academic results of Klein's «radical restructuring» is somewhat familiar — «inflating» test results and «taking shortcuts» to boost graduation — except for the charge that «the recalibration of the state scores revealed that the achievement gap among children of different races in New York City was virtually unchanged between 2002 and 2010, and the proportion of city students meeting state standards dropped dramatically, almost to the same point as in 2002.»

Just as a draft of K - 12 common standards designed to prepare students for college and the workforce was set to be released for public comment this week, a new report finds that more than half the states have revamped their high school standards to emphasize such readiness upon graduation.

We know from a 2003 study by Julian Betts and Jeff Grogger that there is a trade - off between higher standards (for what it takes to get a good grade) and graduation rates, at least for children of color.

The state board of education, which began studying upgrading graduation standards three years ago, also approved the establishment of a «certificate of merit» for students who take an extra year of science and earn foreign - language credit.

Last year, at their national summit, 16 governors agreed to work with Achieve, Inc., a national nonprofit organization, on setting lofty standards for high - school graduation, increasing the rigor of high - school curricula and tests, and aligning standards and tests with the demands of work and college.

«Jobs» for Community Improve Skills At one high school, community projects are the key to building reading and math skills that enable students to pass basic standards tests, a graduation requirement.

Among them: requiring at least one art class for high school graduation; adding arts education standards to those the state is adopting in language arts, math, science, and social studies; and offering tax breaks to arts and entertainment companies that volunteer time, expertise, and other resources to schools.

The superintendent also urged, among other recommendations, that the district provide additional instruction for students at risk of failure, adopt higher promotion and graduation standards,...

As a result, educators channeled increasing numbers of students into undemanding, nonacademic courses, while lowering standards in the academic courses that were required for graduation.

Holding all students to a single performance standard, whether that is proficiency under NCLB or a single cut score for graduation under assessments linked to CCSS, will never meet the needs of all students.

With her degree from HGSE, Casselman hopes to start her own agriculture - based school within Medomak Valley High School where she pictures a «school within a school» — a place where students can focus on lessons in agriculture and sustainability while meeting the standards necessary for graduation, such as English and math.

Georgia has a strong track record of reform, including an overhaul of the state's performance standards; redevelopment of state exams; uniform standards for high school graduation; and a law that has led to the approval of 27 alternative providers of teacher certification.

His forthright support of state graduation standards, at a time when other superintendents were praying for a reprieve, was critical to the success of the Massachusetts education - reform efforts.

The suit alleged that the district had failed to provide textbooks and keep discipline in classrooms, used credit waivers improperly to improve graduation rates, and «dumbed down» standards for measuring school performance.

Despite a mediocre track record of school improvement, Ohio was a winner, partly for its «simple, yet bold, long - term aspirations,» including «a near - 100 % high school graduation rate from schools teaching at internationally competitive standards,» elimination of achievement gaps, and higher - ed completion rates «that are among the highest in the nation and world.»

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»?

In contrast, newly introduced course requirements for graduation created binding standards for students and were also largely immune to political redesign.

We would like graduates to meet standards for graduation and not simply leave the system with a piece of paper and deficient skills.

They have joined a national protest in which states have repealed their graduation test requirements, postponed the consequences of testing for the Common Core — national standards in more than 40 states — and rolled back the number of required exams.

Along with the new standards was a graduation requirement for students, starting with the Class of 2017, to pass subject - specific state tests in Algebra I, biology and literature called Keystone Exams to earn a diploma.

The bill replaces AYP standards with a requirement for states to annually measure all students and individual subgroups by: (1) academic achievement as measured by state assessments; (2) for high schools, graduation rates; (3) for schools that are not high schools, a measure of student growth or another valid and reliable statewide indicator; (4) if applicable, progress in achieving English proficiency by English learners; and (5) at least one additional valid and reliable statewide indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance.

Exam suspended in 2015 no longer required for graduation, now that state has adopted new Common Core standards and school accountability metrics.

Under current law, a state must determine the average yearly progress (AYP) for all students and subgroups at the school, LEA, and state level; AYP standards mandate specified thresholds of performance with respect to assessments and graduation rates.

«Structural» education reformers — the kind who worry about school governance, choice, standards, accountability, ESSA, universal pre-K, graduation rates, collective bargaining, etc. — have long been faulted by «inside the classroom» educators for neglecting pedagogy and curriculum.

Earlier this week, Mike Petrilli argued on the EdNext blog that it does not make sense to use college readiness as the standard for high school graduation.

His vision, outlined in a speech to a Little Rock civic group earlier this month, calls for raising academic standards by requiring more rigorous course requirements for graduation, linking teacher pay raises to student performance, and restructuring the state's accountability system to include annual spring testing.

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 provideGraduation 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 providegraduation standards in New York State and assesses the implementation of promised improvements in the education provided to ELLs.

Many states are raising their graduation standards, and they've found, Kronholz notes, that simply returning kids to the traditional classroom for a second attempt is often counterproductive.

The U.S. Department of Education's recent regulations setting a standard calculation for high school graduation rates appear to have pleased disability - group advocates, who were concerned that a loose standard could mean fewer opportunities for students with disabilities to earn a regular diploma.

Revising Virginia's accreditation standards to create a graduation and completion index for high schools