Sentences with phrase «higher academic achievement overall»

Those that had a better aerobic function had higher academic achievement overall and their social - economic status improved better than those that didn't improve during this crucial period.

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Schools that miss the 95 percent participation threshold can't get the highest overall rating, or highest rating for academic achievement.

When the researchers controlled for demographic variables (for example, wealthy suburbs offer more physics courses) and others, including overall academic achievement, high school physics contributed little more than one point.

Improvements in discipline and teacher - student relations at Ware County High School were accompanied by improvements in the overall learning environment, as indicated by the sharply lower percentages of teacher climate survey responders saying «very true» or «sort of true» to the statement «the learning environment in this school is not conducive to academic achievement for most students».

Under the regulation, schools and districts would receive an overall rating of one to five stars as determined by school performance (very low to very high) on multiple indicators — proficiency, a separate academic indicator for science and social studies, growth (elementary and middle school), achievement gap closure, transition readiness, graduation rate (high school) and opportunity and access.

Students overall at LA Unified's magnet programs have high academic achievement.

«Under Chancellor Henderson's leadership for the past five and a half years, DC Public Schools improved dramatically in overall academic achievement, high school graduation rates, student satisfaction, and enrollment.

The award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or for their progress toward significantly improving student academic achievement levels.

Green Dot schools consistently outperform comparable schools» graduation rates and overall academic achievement, and five of its high schools were recently recognized as «America's Best» by the Daily Beast.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

These results are highlighted in CCSA's Chartering and Choice as an Achievement Gap - Closing Reform: The Success of California Charter Schools in Promoting African American Achievement, which shows that, overall, charter schools in California are effectively accelerating the performance of African American public school students, and are earning higher Academic Performance Index (API) scores and proficiency rates statewide, in many urban districts and across all subjects when compared with traditional public schools.

An estimated 1,560 children died because of maltreatment, with the highest rates of victimization in the first year of life — 20.6 per 1,000 children.1 Research demonstrates that outcomes for children who survive child maltreatment (defined as neglect, abuse, or a combination of the two) are poor, with performance below national norms in a range of outcomes areas, including psychosocial and cognitive well - being and academic achievement.2, 3,4 The costs to society overall of these children not reaching their full potential and the lower than expected productivity of adult survivors of abuse are estimated at as much as $ 50 - 90 billion per year in the U.S. 5,6 These findings underscore the need for strategies to prevent child maltreatment in order to improve outcomes for children, families and communities.