Sentences with phrase «include higher graduation»

Both Klein and Rhee say their achievements include higher graduation rates and increased test scores, although critics question how accurately the statistics convey the true story and whether the scores are inflated.

Its overarching aims include higher graduation rates, a head start in college and clearer career objectives.

De Blasio responded by pointing to successes under the mayoral control program, including higher graduation rates and test scores as well as an expansion of computer science courses.

The duo also touted other hikes in overall city school metrics, including higher graduation rates and improved — but still mediocre — college - readiness rates.

The noteworthy improvement Indiana schools have made in recent years, including higher graduation rates, is the result of the foundation Evans and Reed set.

Not exact matches

Other positive results include reduced absenteeism rates, increased representation in the academic stream, and higher graduation and postsecondary education rates.

I am a stay at home mom of 6, including homeschooling until high school graduation.

The department and Board of Regents also are working to create different pathways to graduation for high school students, including a proposal for project - based assessments, something the waiver would help them expand.

His higher education policies have included calling for laws to limit the amount of time a student can receive state tuition assistance while in a public university, which he said would increase the rate of graduation in four years.

SOL also represented a community response with sense of urgency to find reachable solutions to pressing issues facing the Latino community, including the hostile political climate, crisis of affordable housing, threats to immigrants rights, low graduation rates and lack of access to higher education, and lack of job opportunities.

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.»

Also included in Cuomo's address was a proposal to provide full scholarships to SUNY or CUNY students who are in the top 10 percent of their high school class and choose to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering or math — if they agree to work in - state for five years after graduation.

Participants included Shenee Johnson of Medford, whose 17 - year - old son Kedrick was killed in a shooting at a high school graduation party in 2010.

Its June graduation rate — which includes special education students who attended high school in special placements outside the district, according to officials — was 53 percent.

Educate and train the public on how to recognize cardiac arrest, contact emergency responders, administer CPR, and use AEDs, as well as facilitate state and local education departments to include CPR and AED training as middle - and high - school graduation requirements.

The study showed that prediction of student graduation may be significantly improved by including in the college admission process consideration of AP exam performance and a small set of personality traits, along with traditional indicators of student abilities and high school grades.

That class taught me how to save money by making my own clothes including my high school graduation and baccalaureate dresses.

There's also, of course, footage shot by on - the - ground Silvertonians, including Max Deacon's Donnie, assigned by Richard Armitage, as his vice-principal dad Gary, to videotape the high school's graduation day.

The picture opens with the whole clan gathered at princess Lorraine's (Duff) high school graduation, including very - pregnant Nora (Piper Perabo) and her husband Bud (Jonathan Bennett), who, I think, was played by Ashton Kutcher in the first film and used to be named Hank.

Other highlights from 2016 (and also must see films) have included the very informative and poignant documentary, «Maya Angelou and Still I Rise,» by Rita Coburn Whack and Bob Hercules; Mick Jackson's «Denial,» the gripping Holocaust denial tale with compelling performances from Rachel Weisz and Timothy Spall; Paul Verhoeven's «Elle,» with its great Isabelle Huppert performance; the remarkably thoughtful sci - fi film, «Arrival,» by Denis Villeneuve; Tom Ford's «Nocturnal Animals,» with its outstanding performances from Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon; David Mackenzie's «Hell or High Water,» this summer's sleeper hit; Cristian Mungiu's «Graduation,» winner of the Best Director prize at Cannes; and Cristi Puiu's «Sieranevada,» winner of the top prize at this year's Chicago International Film Festival.

Some of these states have been rewarded with record high graduation rates and an uptick in student achievement, with major gains among students who have traditionally been furthest behind, including students with disabilities.

Those goals include raising West Charlotte High School's graduation rate from 54 percent in 2011 to 90 percent in 2016, and she saw that the Opportunity Culture models could help by focusing on its eight feeder schools.

Academic achievement, academic progress, graduation rates for high schools (including four -, five -, six -, and seven - year graduation rates), English - language proficiency

Over the past several years Florida has attempted substantial reforms of its struggling public school system, the fourth - largest in the country and one that consistently ranks close to the bottom on academic indicators, including high - school graduation rates and scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

A trove of correlational studies have also demonstrated benefits for high school athletes, including higher grades, increased graduation and college completion rates, and a decrease in various antisocial behaviors.

A task force studying educational improvement in Nebraska has called for a long list of reforms, including a new school - finance formula, far more state aid for schools, higher pay and longer contracts for teachers, a master - teacher program, and the establishment of statewide high - school graduation requirements.

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.

Better yet, they might start to include college matriculation and graduation rates in their high - school accountability systems.

When we constructed a more limited Chance - for - Success Index that included only those indicators that signal education quality — pre-school and kindergarten enrollment, 4th — and 8th - grade proficiency scores, and high school graduation rates — we learned that the rankings of states changed a good deal.

Federal and state incentives at both the institutional and student level for higher on - time graduation rates are needed, as is longitudinal data that would allow institutional graduation rates to include part - time students and those who graduate from institutions other than the one in which they initially enrolled.

To explore these questions, we studied the 29 high school closures begun between 2003 and 2009 in New York City to determine the degree to which a closure affected a range of student outcomes, including graduation rates, mobility, attendance, and academic performance.

As part of their demonstration of AYP, states must include both high school graduation rates and one other indicator for elementary and middle school students.

Wolf and his colleagues plan to study the program going forward, including adding more important outcomes such as high school graduation and college - going.

Top - tier colleges provide low - income students with life - changing opportunities, including robust financial aid, strong support systems, and significantly higher graduation rates.

A federal appeals court last week barred a Utah high school from including two Christian songs in its graduation ceremony.

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.

The program seeks to address the many disparities in outcomes for black men, including large gaps with white men regarding high - school graduation rates, college enrollment and completion rates, lifetime earnings, longevity, and the likelihood of incarceration.

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.»

Working with students and their parents, these diploma project advisers (DPAs) develop individual graduation plans that can include online courses, community college classes, and studies at alternative high schools.

Still, there are a handful of examples of school choice programs that diminished achievement but improved high school graduation rates, including the Milwaukee voucher program and a set of Texas charter schools.

WHEA students must meet the state's high school graduation requirements, but most of these, including writing, science, and history, are incorporated in the projects.

The report also includes the latest statistics on the nation's overall, on - time high school graduation rate.

Application topic areas include high school graduation, early child development, integrated school services, social and emotional learning, college completion, and many others.

Annually measures, for all students and separately for each subgroup of students, the following indicators: Academic achievement (which, for high schools, may include a measure of student growth, at the State's discretion); for elementary and middle schools, a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student success; and

All 50 states issue school report cards that include measures of achievement and high school graduation rates.

Since its inception, Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) students have had consistently high graduation rates, including 90 percent for last year's 12th grade students.

Maintain the requirement that states and school districts issue and distribute annual report cards, including disaggregated data on student achievement and high school graduation rates, while also streamlining data reporting to ensure meaningful information is easily available to parents and communities.

In particular, the 11th - grade tests are not required for graduation and competed with other high - stakes tests that juniors take, including the ACT and SAT college - entrance exams, and Advanced Placement tests.

Although not without exceptions, the evidence generally indicates that more stringent graduation requirements reduced high school graduation rates among vulnerable groups, specifically low - achieving students (including those with learning disabilities), students of color, and urban low - income students.

That's why GreatSchools ratings in a growing number of states and cities includes data about student academic progress over time, high school graduation rates, and college readiness including SAT / ACT performance and participation.