Just 13 percent of black third - graders are considered proficient in reading, for example, although that is up from 8
percent of last school year's third - graders.
And while 5.6 percent of the students in the district were absent for 10
percent of the last school year, that number was also cut in half from the year before.
Not exact matches
«
Last summer, about 40
percent of back - to -
school searches were done on mobile devices, and already this
year, mobile share is topping 50
percent,» Google said.
If that hypothetical student borrowed using a federal direct loan for graduate
school, which had a rate
of 5.84
percent last academic
year, she would have accrued $ 1,682 in interest during the grace period.
Last year, only 44
percent of high -
school graduates were prepared for college - level math and 36
percent were prepared for university - level science courses, according to the National Math and Science Initiative.
The top 40 richest
schools alone received nearly 60
percent of all gift revenue
last year.
The General Accounting Office, the investigative arm
of Congress, said that the number
of school - related outbreaks reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doubled over the
last decade, and generally increased an average
of 10
percent per
year.
The USDA estimated that LFTB constituted about 6
percent of the 117 million pounds
of beef ordered for the nation's
school lunch program
last year.
Last year, 76
percent of public
school students in the city received free lunches and another 6
percent did not pay full price for their meals, according to CPS records.
Last year, the commodity program donated $ 802 million in food purchased at taxpayer expense — 15
percent to 20
percent of each
school meal.
Although Tanner's goal is to have 75
percent of students eating the
school lunch, that number is now 53
percent, 2
percent lower than
last year.
District Supt. Rosemarie Carroll said Aramark expects to make an additional 2.5
percent from the total contract than it did during the
last school year because it projects higher sales
of a la carte items.
Most raise their prices for kids who can pay, according to research by the nonprofit
School Nutrition Association, which found that nearly 60 percent of public school districts raised lunch prices in 2009, the last full year for which national figures were avai
School Nutrition Association, which found that nearly 60
percent of public
school districts raised lunch prices in 2009, the last full year for which national figures were avai
school districts raised lunch prices in 2009, the
last full
year for which national figures were available.
Last year, the D.C. Health Department found that 43
percent of students enrolled in city public
schools were overweight or obese.
Lee Guse, president
of Preferred Meal Systems, the food supplier to Westchester Elementary and other area
schools that have started offering vegetables instead
of foisting them upon students in the
last several
years, said savings amount to around 3
percent.
By contrast,
last school year, the district's food service staff fed more than half
of Milton high
school students, 70
percent of elementary and middle
school students and around 100 staff members regularly.
About 95
percent of schools are reportedly meeting the standards, but GOP lawmakers backed by the
School Nutrition Association (SNA) said the provisions have led to an increase in food waste and a dramatic decline in student participation over the
last three
years.
In
last year's inaugural Illinois 5Essentials Survey, 87
percent of all
schools in the state met the 50 -
percent participation threshold to receive a Report with participation from more than 70
percent of all teachers and eligible 6th through 12th graders across Illinois.
The program, which began in three
schools last year, now operates in 11 elementary
schools around the city and in Cicero, where the population
of students eligible for free or reduced lunches is 85
percent or higher.
New York's high
school graduation rate inched up
last year, with 79.4
percent of students graduating
last June compared to 78.1
percent the
year before.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing an increase in
school aid
of over three - quarters
of a billion dollars, a rise
of about 3
percent over
last year, but some say that's not enough to meet
school districts» rising costs.
This is because 96
percent of the state's teachers were rated effective
last year but only 38
percent of high
school graduates were deemed college - ready.
The number
of students who applied to SUNY
schools this fall jumped 6
percent compared to
last year as word spread that New York will offer free tuition to income - eligible students.
The Governor signed a law
last year requiring all
school districts to implement an evaluation system based on the statewide system approved by the State Education Department or risk losing their increase in education aidresulting in 99
percent compliance (687 out
of 691
school districts implemented a system).
Rochester City
School District teachers and staff went door - to - door Thursday, visiting roughly 200 students who missed more than 10 percent of school last
School District teachers and staff went door - to - door Thursday, visiting roughly 200 students who missed more than 10
percent of school last
school last year.
Governor Cuomo is proposing an increase in
school aid
of over three - quarters
of a billion dollars, or around three
percent from
last year, but some say that's not enough to meet
school districts» rising costs.
That's the promise from the Buffalo
school system which helped the college admission rate jump nine points, from 57
percent of graduates in 2012 to 66
percent last year.
The $ 77.7 billion spending plan, up 3.6
percent from
last year, also includes a spate
of new social programs that would aid homeless New Yorkers, spur prison reforms and expand literacy programs in public
schools.
1) «In New York
last year, about 99
percent of the teachers were rated effective while only 38
percent of high
school graduates are ready for college or careers.
The cuts for
school districts in the Gap Elimination Adjustment were closed by 50
percent, with the proviso the rest would be taken care
of next
year — a key campaign pledge for the conference during
last year's elections
Research by the University
of Southern California's journalism
school found
last year that women comprise just 28.7
percent of all speaking roles in Hollywood.
University at Buffalo officials said applications are up more than 10
percent from
last year, with the Jacobs
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences seeing the highest growth in interest.
In the
last year, the number
of school districts seeking cap overrides was below that average — 18 in total, or 2.7
percent of all districts.
The amount local governments and
school districts have collected in property taxes has slowed over the
last decade, from a peak increase
of 7.7
percent in 2003 to a 2
percent jump at the conclusion
of the 2013 fiscal
year.
New York City implemented the plan for the first time
last school year; according to Tuesday's data, about 92
percent of teachers were rated «effective» or «highly effective,» and just over 1
percent of teachers got the lowest rating, «ineffective.»
Despite Cuomo's assertion that more money is not the only answer, this
year school funding will be increased 4
percent over
last year's amount, though the governor wants
schools to compete for some
of those funds.
In Riverhead and Southold towns, the Suffok County tax rate
last year amounted to only about one
percent of the total property taxes paid by property owners, while
school taxes amounts to about 60
percent and town taxes were around 20 to 30
percent.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing an increase in
school aid
of $ 769 million, a rise
of about 3
percent over
last year, but some say that's not enough to meet
school districts» rising costs.
Her comments to the editorial board came two weeks after she joined the state's education commissioner, John B. King Jr., on a visit to Automotive High
School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where,
last year, only 1
percent of the students who graduated on time were ready for college.
Last year, students suspended from the Syracuse City
School District lost 23,555 days
of instruction, and 55
percent of African - American students in the district have been suspended at least once.
De Blasio visited the
school, where he said suspensions are down 47
percent compared with
last year and the two most serious classifications
of violent incidents are down 33
percent.
Arts instruction in at least one discipline is up across all elementary and middle
schools, the report found, though the number
of high
schools offering at least three disciplines declined by two
percent over the
last year.
Moskowitz complained that lawmakers decided to raise charter funding by only 2.9
percent instead
of linking new funding to the 9.4
percent hike conventional public
schools got
last school year.
Bing said he got involved in the issue during
last year's budget process when his community
school district seemed about to lose 19
percent of its teachers because
of layoffs.
The large number
of test refusals had an impact on teacher evaluations
last school year, with student growth on state exams making up 20
percent of a teacher's rating.
THE BRONX — The city's graduation rate has hit an all - time high with 72.6
percent of students graduating in four
years compared to 70.5
percent last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio and
Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said Friday.
City
schools are set to receive $ 319.5 million in new state funding for the coming
school year, part
of a statewide 4.9
percent increase in education aid, the largest since the
last recession began in 2007.
Mary Sullivan, Backpack Program coordinator with ACOC, said the number
of students participating in the program from the Johnsburg Central
School rose from 40
last year to 58 this
year — a 31
percent increase.
Last year, 99
percent of school budgets in New York State passed.
Last year, police officers and fire fighters employed by the city, and teachers who worked for the city
school district, were offered a 10
percent discount if they bought one
of the land bank properties.