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Additionally, 25 percent of proceeds on Feb. 18 will be donated to a local high school, whose school representatives and student council will be present.

«The state considers approximately one third of all districts in the state as high need, and the additional funding will benefit most school districts in the state, especially in the face of a state - imposed 2 percent property tax cap that restricts local revenues,» Moody's found.

Indeed, our own surveys in local high schools found that 70 percent of high school students read books to their brothers, sisters and cousins.

Of the 569 students who attended the four closing high schools during the 2010 - 11 school year, only 47 percent graduated with a local or Regents diploma (lower than the citywide average by 15 percent) and 22 percent of them dropped out or were discharged (more than twice the citywide averageOf the 569 students who attended the four closing high schools during the 2010 - 11 school year, only 47 percent graduated with a local or Regents diploma (lower than the citywide average by 15 percent) and 22 percent of them dropped out or were discharged (more than twice the citywide averageof them dropped out or were discharged (more than twice the citywide average).

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania showed that patients who received support from community health workers (CHWs)-- trained local residents who provide tailored support to high - risk patients - had 30 percent fewer hospital admissions in one year compared to those who did not receive CHW support.

Using census data to sort districts within each state by the federal poverty rate among school - age children, the group identified the poorest and richest districts - those with the highest and lowest poverty rates, respectively, whose enrollments compose 25 percent of the state's total enrollment - and matched that information with education revenues from state and local (but not federal) sources.

In today's low - return environment, the pension promises being made to state and local employees in general, and public school teachers in particular, have become very expensive and difficult to maintain largely because the largesse of the pension plans assumes long run returns on the order of 7.5 percent (or higher).

«Wesley United Methodist Church has adopted our school for a local mission, due to the high number (59 percent) of low - income families who attend our school,» said Corcoran.

No less than 65 percent of those surveyed are willing to give the school they identified as their local elementary school one of the two highest grades, and 55 percent are willing to give one of those grades to their local middle school.

Excluding respondents who did not answer, only 45 percent of respondents gave an «A» or a «B» to their local public school compared with 78 percent who gave the highest two marks to their local private schools.

Those giving local schools one of the two highest grades stands at 49 percent among the uninformed but just 41 percent among those told their own district's ranking relative to other districts across the state (see Figure 1).

In the dying prairie town of Howard, South Dakota, young people in a high school business class conducted a cash - flow analysis of the local population's buying habits; it sparked a community - revitalization project, raising local spending by 27 percent and attracting new business initiatives to the area.

Between 15 percent and 25 percent of charter schools cited each of the following difficulties, (listed with the difficulties receiving the highest percentage first): state or local board opposition, state education agency resistance or regulation, internal conflicts or local education agency resistance or regulation, or union or bargaining unit resistance.

Over 60 percent of respondents give the post offices and police force in their local community an A or a B, and only 10 percent give them a D or an F. Even teachers assign the local post office and police force higher marks than local public schools (see Figure 2).

Forty percent of the public give the public schools in their community an A or a B, while a quarter give them a D or an F. African Americans assign lower marks: only a quarter give their local public schools an A or a B, while a third give them a D or an F. Public school teachers, meanwhile, offer the highest assessments of their local public schools: fully 61 percent give local schools an A or a B, while only 16 percent assign them a D or an F (Q. 2).

Indeed, our own surveys in local high schools found that 70 percent of high school students read books to their brothers, sisters and cousins.

Under the new law, states and districts are required to provide comprehensive support and improvement to: the lowest - performing 5 percent of schools, high schools that fail to graduate one - third or more of their students, and schools in which subgroups perform at the same level as students in the lowest - performing schools despite local interventions.

It began when local pastor Thomas McGread challenged his flock to donate 8 percent of their incomes so the parish could pay the Catholic high - school tuition of any local child.

With Phoenix Union High School District's student demographics, 95 percent of whom are minority, the school is in a good position to help increase diversity in the local tech indSchool District's student demographics, 95 percent of whom are minority, the school is in a good position to help increase diversity in the local tech indschool is in a good position to help increase diversity in the local tech industry.

Despite local and state governments devoting considerable resources to these programs, only about 25 percent of the students enrolled in them earn a high school degree, and because the programs typically emphasize process (attendance and following instructions, for example) rather than academics, virtually none of the graduates acquire the learning typically expected of high school graduates.

A local school system that will see only 9 percent of its students graduate from college within five years of graduating high school.

Eight in ten schools (82 %) rely on district technicians for issues related to devices — this may not be surprising, given that districts often provide devices and connectivity; only one in three schools has onsite staff to support local network configuration, which is especially problematic given that 27 percent of schools will need significant high - density wireless network upgrades in the next three years (Figure 2).

The four organizations, which lead the GradNation campaign to raise the national high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020, credit bipartisan action by President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, as well as the diligent work of educators and communities at the state and local levels, for the nation's record high graduation rate of 83.2 percent in 2015, up from 71 percent in 2001.

According to a report from the Data Quality Campaign (DQC), only 24 percent of parents have used a state education agency website to locate information on how well a local high school prepares students for college or the workforce.

Although charter schools enroll just 5 percent of students nationwide, there are a number of local districts where charter school enrollment is significantly higher.

Gaston County's unemployment rate is among the highest in North Carolina, the local schools are ranked among the state's lowest performing, and less than 9 percent of local residents hold four - year degrees.

Under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, states are provided with funding to develop the technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in CTE programs.46 Currently, 12.5 million high school and college students are enrolled in CTE programs.47 These programs help keep students in school; the graduation rate of CTE students is about 90 percent, 15 percentage points higher than the national average.48 However, research on their effectiveness is still in the preliminary stages.49 The best and most effective CTE programs are linked to and supported by local business or industry; provide real - world experiences or work opportunities; give students tangible outcomes such as an industry credential or college credit; and create pathways for pursuing college or career after graduation.50

The Wake County school board received a budget presentation last night with the highest increase in local funding ever requested, and more than 80 percent of that requested increase maintains the status quo.