Sentences with phrase «national graduation rate increased»

The national graduation rate increased from 72 percent in 2001 to 75.5 percent in 2009.

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The foundation's goal is ambitious: to improve the national graduation rate to at least 80 percent, from about 65 percent, while increasing the likelihood that all high - school graduates are college - ready.

Moreover, despite the increase in graduation rates, national tests are showing that test scores have been flat in recent years.

The national high school graduation rate has risen to a new all - time high: 84 percent, the fifth straight year of increases, according to new data from the National Center for Education Stanational high school graduation rate has risen to a new all - time high: 84 percent, the fifth straight year of increases, according to new data from the National Center for Education StaNational Center for Education Statistics.

However, credit transfer has become a much - discussed and much - investigated national topic in the drive to increase graduation rates while maintaining or decreasing the cost of higher education for students, institutions, and taxpayers.

Her tenure was marked by consecutive years of enrollment growth, an increase in graduation rates, improvements in student satisfaction and teacher retention, increases in AP participation and pass rates, and the greatest growth of any urban district on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) over multiple years.

The number of students in alternative schools showed moderate increases contemporaneous with new national mandates regarding standardized testing and graduation rates.

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.

This is significant because it indicates that high school graduation rates are not increasing because of broad national economic, demographic, and social trends.

Communities In Schools of Tennessee (CISTN) is a part of the National Communities In Schools network, known as the leading and most effective dropout prevention organization in America, and the only such organization that is proven to decrease the dropout rate and increase on - time graduation rates.

As we continue to promote a climate that focuses on achievement for our kids and focuses on the objective of increasing graduation rates and improving math and reading skills in elementary school and looks at expanding vocational education and looks at ways we can promote Pre-K opportunities, I think we have a real opportunity for Indiana to be a national leader.

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 authors (from four nonprofit education research groups that compile the report annually) detail several successful efforts that have increased graduation rates, but stress that improvement has come from targeted local interventions, not overarching national initiatives.

To stay on track, the national graduation rate must increase by 1.3 percentage points annually.

Our goals remain the same: increased rates of proficiency on state and national assessments, decreased achievement gaps, improved teacher effectiveness, increased graduation rates, and higher rates of college enrollment and success.

Graduation rates have increased significantly, and more students than ever are achieving at and above grade level on the National Assessment for Educational Progress.

Despite the fact that the national high school graduation rate has increased over the past five - years (now up to 84 %), graduation rates within student population groups are still inconsistent.

Franklin will be delivering a workshop at the National Dropout Prevention Center's Conference: Serving Native Students and Tribal Communities to be held March 5 - 9, 2016 at the Renaissance Oklahoma City Conference Center in Oklahoma City, OK topic: REDUCE BULLYING = INCREASE 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).

Since the 2008 regulations were issued, the national high school graduation rate increased from 74.7 percent to an all - time high of 84.1 percent in 2016.

The National Dropout Prevention Center / Network founded October as «National Dropout Prevention Month» and actively promotes solutions to increase graduation rates.

«Encouraging the involvement of parents, educators, and community members so students feel safe, challenged, and engaged at school is critical to improving our country's education system, increasing graduation rates, and adding to our national economy.

Under her leadership, Mississippi has initiated aggressive education reforms that have increased literacy skills in pre-K through the 3rd grade, pushed student achievement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to improve at a faster rate than most other states, and increased the graduation rate to an all - time high of 83 percent.

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.