Sentences with phrase «low graduation rates still»

For example, schools with low graduation rates still can earn high letter grades if an accountability system assigns little weight to graduation rates when compiling a school report card.

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The opportunity gap between Hispanics and their more - advantaged peers is still too wide, and high - school graduation rates are still too low.

The opportunity gap between Hispanics and their more - advantaged peers is still too wide, and high - school graduation rates are still too low,» writes Professor Nonie Lesaux.

Today, the graduation rate for African - Americans is 75 percent, still lower than our white counterparts, but an increase that shows our community rapidly closing that achievement gap.

The 75 percent threshold used in the 2017 rankings is still lower than the national average graduation rate as reported by the National Center for Education Statistics, which was 83 percent in 2014 - 2015.

With data dashboards, intervention would still be implemented when students, including those who are traditionally underserved, consistently demonstrate low achievement or graduation rates.

In New Jersey, the Newark school district has been under state control since 1995 but still registers low test scores and graduation rates.

At the same time, there are still citizens — especially dual - income households without children who tend to populate cities, as well as those concerned with other issues — for which education policy doesn't weigh in as a deciding factor largely because they see little concrete connection between low graduation rates and the levels of crime in their communities.

Still, the authors note the overall graduation rate is low, and there is significant variation within HBCUs as well.

Laurel Road may honor your student loans» grace periods, so you could lock in a lower interest rate as soon as you match and still delay making payments until after graduation.