Sentences with phrase «incoming ninth grade students»
At Walter L. Cohen College Prep High School, the incoming ninth grade students were far lower than expected, about 121 instead of the 175 budgeted for or even the traditional number of around 140.
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Several studies (download) have found that more high school students fail ninth grade than any other grade; in low - income high schools, 40 percent of all dropouts (download) leave after ninth grade.
Before they come to NMSA, the majority of incoming ninth - grade students know that they do or don't like something, but they don't always know why.
We found that low - income students who used a voucher to enroll in a private school in ninth grade subsequently graduated from high school, enrolled in a four - year college, and persisted in college at rates that were 4 — 7 percentage points higher than statistically similar Milwaukee students who started in public schools in ninth grade.
A «Big Sister / Brother» Program that begins in eighth grade and continues through ninth grade, a spring social event for current and incoming high school students, and writing programs where eighth - graders correspond with high school students are just a few ways that transition programs can provide students social support.
The idea is that introducing low - income, minority students to college coursework as early as ninth grade can help jumpstart their higher education while saving them money, and it is spreading across the nation.
The program utilized 12th - grade student peer leaders to create a supportive environment for incoming ninth - grade students.
The percentage of incoming ninth - grade students who test below basic or far below basic in math has increased sharply in recent years; more ninth - grade students need special education services; and enrollment in the freshmen class has been declining.
Other ninth - grade teachers take advantage of the time to meet their incoming students.
Summer Bridge Program: This program is mandatory for all incoming ninth - grade students.