Sentences with phrase «increased their high school graduation rates by»

It would increase high school graduation rates by 11.6 percentage points for poor children and 6 percentage points for non-poor children; 3.

The 2012 Annual Update of Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the Dropout Epidemic report found that 24 states increased their high school graduation rates by modest to large gains, while the number of high schools graduating 60 percent or fewer students on time — often referred to as «dropout factories» — decreased by 457 between 2002 and 2010, with the rate of decline accelerating since 2008.

Impressively under his leadership, the district has increased its high school graduation rate by 25 %, and over the last two years, his school district has received 49 Magnet Schools of America national merit awards.

The 2012 Annual Update of Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the Dropout Epidemic report found that 24 states increased their high school graduation rates by modest to large gains, while the number of high schools graduating 60 percent or fewer students on time — often referred to as «dropout factories» — decreased by 457 between 2002 and 2010, with the rate of decline accelerating since 2008.

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If the graduation rate at that high school is 50 percent, by increasing that rate to 60 percent, you will have made a tangible impact.

The city is also unveiling a $ 20 million initiative to fund college preparation and visits for middle and high school students, which will be in place by 2018, in order to increase graduation rates.

New York State Senate Democratic Policy Group Initiatives Would Help Over 1.3 Million New Yorkers; Make Higher Education More Affordable by Reducing Student Loan Debt, Increasing Savings For Families, Expanding Access to College Credit for High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College Success

He found that the societal benefits would amount to $ 50,000 per child annually and an overall savings of $ 1.2 trillion by reduced crime and increased rates of on - time high school graduation.

Our key finding is that increased per - pupil spending, induced by court - ordered SFRs, increased high school graduation rates, educational attainment, earnings, and family incomes for children who attended school after these reforms were implemented in affected districts.

• Among African Americans, 26 % of those in the control group attended college full - time at some point within three years of expected high school graduation; among those in the treatment group, the voucher offer increased this rate by 7 percentage points, a 25 % increment.

General educational attainment of these students rose: four - and five - year high - school graduation rates increased by 17 percent and college enrollment rates increased by 30 percent.

Since 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested nearly $ 4 billion in grants and scholarships to increase opportunity in the U.S. by improving high school graduation and college readiness rates, and expanding access to college.

[5] Using a common definition they could apply for very long time periods, they found that the high school graduation rate peaked in the early seventies and had not increased as of 2004, when the period covered by their data ended.

There seems to be no consensus about whether the across - the - board increases in U.S. graduation rates reported by the federal government last week are the result of No Child Left Behind - era accountability mechanisms or the data - based decisionmaking stressed under the Obama administration, more early - warning systems to identify potential dropouts, or fewer high school exit exams.

High school graduation rates have increased by more than 20 percentage points, from below 50 percent to more than 70 percent.

The OSP increased the high - school graduation rate of students by 12 percentage points if they were lucky enough to win the annual scholarship lottery.

Over the past seven years, the district has posted record enrollment increases (with a higher rate of enrollment growth than any other major urban school district in the country) and increased its four - year graduation rate by over 25 percentage points.

The U.S. high school graduation rate increased by 6 percentage points, a substantial shift in a relatively short period of time.

We find that they did, with double - dosing increasing four - and five - year high - school graduation rates by 8.7 and 7.9 percentage points, respectively, a 17 percent improvement (see Figure 2).

Through relentless focus on student achievement, instilling a culture of success and college readiness, and leveraging instructional technology, Fannin County High School has increased its graduation rate by 25.2 %.

The ultimate goal of the Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan is to promote student success, as measured by increased scores on high school assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning enviroSchool Reform Plan is to promote student success, as measured by increased scores on high school assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning enviroschool assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning environment.

A southern California high school increased its on - time graduation rate by 28 % over 4 years attributed to Expanded Learning opportunities.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WPDI) indicates on its website that Wisconsin hopes to increase its high school graduation rate from 85.7 % to 92 % by 2017.

Florida's economy could see a combination of crime - related savings and additional revenue of about $ 507 million each year if the male high school graduation rate increase by just 5 %.

A 10 % increase in high school graduation rates would reduce murder rates by 20 %.

-- Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education New research reveals more than half of states increased graduation rates and number of «Dropout Factory» high schools declined by 23 % since 2002.

These substantial increases have been driven by key factors beginning with increased national awareness of the crisis of low high school graduation rates, and efforts to spotlight the problem.

Minnesota's new accountability system increases the focus on equity by supporting high schools with graduation rates below 67 percent overall or for any student group.

The report also finds that more than half the states increased their high school graduation rates, while the number of high schools graduating 60 percent or fewer students on time — often referred to as «dropout factories» — decreased by 23 percent since 2002, with the rate of decline accelerating since 2008.

New preliminary data released today by the U.S. Department of Education shows that states continue to increase high school graduation rates and narrow the gap for traditionally underserved students, including low - income students, minority students, students with disabilities and English learners.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's graduation rate for public high school students increased this year to 84 percent, 1 percent over last year, according to data released Monday by the Utah State Office of Education.

The remarks by Chief Executive Officer Forrest Claypool and Chief Education Officer Janice Jackson highlighted greater pre-school enrollment, higher test scores, more rigorous high school classes, higher graduation rates and increased college enrollment, accompanied by $ 1.3 billion in scholarships.

In Cincinnati, high school graduation rates have increased by close to 30 percentage points since the 2000 launch of its community schools initiative.

Opening Bard Early College High School and three other secondary schools for Newark teens is part of the plan to increase the graduation rate, though general plans for new schools were initiated by her predecesor.

As we've reported, the rising graduation rate reflects genuine progress, such as closing high schools termed «dropout factories,» but also questionable strategies by states and localities to increase their numbers.

SALT LAKE CITY — A total of 38,326 students graduated from Utah's public high schools in 2016 bringing the total high school graduation rate to 85 percent, an increase of 1 percentage point over 2015, according to data released today by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).

We can not significantly increase the nation's high school graduation rate unless and until we increase dramatically the number and proportion of children from low - income families who are reading on grade level by the end of third grade.

West Charlotte High School graduation rate has increased by over 31 percentage points in 4 years, and we increased our state performance letter grade.

Furthermore, a 2015 report by the Arkansas Advocates found that, since the study was released, standardized test scores improved significantly and high school graduation rates increased.

Under his leadership, the partnership increased four - year graduation rates by more than 60 percent and had the highest academic improvement among California's school systems with more than 10,000 students.

High school graduation rates have steadily increased, and the percentage of students who are qualified for college increased by almost 50 percent.

Experts at the GradNation campaign — led by America's Promise Ailliance, Civic Enterprises, the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University and the Alliance for Excellent Education — provide this FAQ to help explain what's behind the increase in high school graduation rates.

The national public high school graduation rate has increased by 9 percentage points from 73 percent in 2006 to 82 percent in 2014 (NCES, 2016).

Prior to Learning Heroes, David was Vice President of Mission Advancement at America's Promise, where he helped develop and implement the GradNation campaign to increase the high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020.

As its signature effort, the GradNation campaign mobilizes Americans to increase the on - time high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020 and prepare young people for postsecondary enrollment and the 21st century workforce.

Another study in Chile found, «On net, the voucher reforms increased primary school graduation rates by 0.6 percentage points, high school graduation rates by 3.6 percent, college - going rates by 3.1 percent and the percent completing at least four years of college by 1.8 percent for individuals exposed to the reform during their entire schooling career.»

At Parkland Magnet High School — the school that once had the lowest graduation rate in Winston - Salem, the graduation rate has increased by 16.2 percent, and the community at large has seen an increase of more than 11 percent in its graduationSchool — the school that once had the lowest graduation rate in Winston - Salem, the graduation rate has increased by 16.2 percent, and the community at large has seen an increase of more than 11 percent in its graduationschool that once had the lowest graduation rate in Winston - Salem, the graduation rate has increased by 16.2 percent, and the community at large has seen an increase of more than 11 percent in its graduation rate.

While Latinx high school and college graduation rates are increasing, Latinx students still fall behind their white and Asian peers in high school graduation rates — by 10 percent and 12 percent, respectively15 — and in college completion rates — by 26 percent and 48 percent, 16 respectively.

[2] With little change in the size of high school enrollment, increases in graduation rates are not explained by enrollment growth or contraction.

However, two of the high schools actually had decreased graduation rates, which were compensated by the other two to form an overall average increase.