Sentences with phrase «low number of college graduates»

We're in a state with a shamefully low number of college graduates — we can't change that unless more students graduate from high school college ready.

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The number of recent college graduates that are underemployed, or are accepting low - wage jobs or part - time work, is also increasing, Accenture found.

There are still too many NYC high school graduates who fall far short of college and career readiness — especially among African - American and Hispanic students, where the numbers, though improved, remain tragically low.

While there have been strides made in the number of first - generation students attending college, research has demonstrated that first - generation students graduate a lower rate (40 %) than their peers whose parents

According to the organizations's latest numbers, 70 percent of incoming teachers in the metro LA area, which includes LA Unified and other surrounding districts, identify as non-white; nearly half received federal Pell Grants, which are given to low income students; half are the first in their families to graduate from college, and 10 of the new teachers are recent immigrants who earned federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status, which means they are eligible for employment.

«Our goal is to turn around the 5,000 lowest - performing schools over the next five years, as part of our overall strategy for dramatically reducing the dropout rate, improving high school graduation rates and increasing the number of students who graduate prepared for success in college and the workplace,» said Arne Duncan, the administration's new secretary of education in August of that year.

However, in East Palo Alto schools, which serve primarily low - income students, only a small number of students are currently on track to graduate ready for college.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday that the first year of an ambitious effort to triple the number of low - income college graduates coming out of the city's public schools has been successful but there's still a lot of work to do.

YES Prep Public Schools» mission is to increase the number of low - income students who graduate from a four - year college prepared to compete in the global marketplace and give back to their communities.

We have a low percentage of college graduates, but officials are working hard to increase that to a respectable number.

In an effort to increase the number of low - income, first - generation college, and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete college, College Advising Corps places well - trained, recent college graduates from 24 partner programs as full - time college advisers in high schools across tcollege, and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete college, College Advising Corps places well - trained, recent college graduates from 24 partner programs as full - time college advisers in high schools across tcollege, College Advising Corps places well - trained, recent college graduates from 24 partner programs as full - time college advisers in high schools across tCollege Advising Corps places well - trained, recent college graduates from 24 partner programs as full - time college advisers in high schools across tcollege graduates from 24 partner programs as full - time college advisers in high schools across tcollege advisers in high schools across the U.S.

At College Success Arizona, our ultimate goal is to dramatically increase the number of college graduates in the state, particularly among Latino and low - income stCollege Success Arizona, our ultimate goal is to dramatically increase the number of college graduates in the state, particularly among Latino and low - income stcollege graduates in the state, particularly among Latino and low - income students.