Sentences with phrase «proposed graduation testing»

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Mayoral control is typically evident of an elected education board failure and is often proposed in inner cities that, like Syracuse, have low graduation rates and test scores.

Mayoral control is commonly proposed as a solution for failing school districts like Syracuse's, which faces low graduation rates and test scores.

He also has proposed introducing an A-F grading system for schools and instituting a 3rd grade reading test and regents - style high school graduation exam.

Citing low graduation rates and poor scores on basic - skills tests, New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has proposed that community colleges within the City University of New York system end open enrollment and eliminate remedial course offerings.

Governor had proposed in January that legislature appropriate $ 5 million for remedial education for 10th graders who hadn't yet passed state's high school graduation test and $ 500,000 to enable students to take the Preliminary SAT for free.

Specifically, the proposed regulations provide that the additional K — 12 indicator (s) that a state uses can not «change the identity of schools that would otherwise be identified» unless a school is making «significant progress» on at least one of the academic indicators — test scores, graduation rate, additional K — 8 academic indicator, and EL progress.

The agreement proposes to evaluate a teacher's effect on students» learning in part with an unusual mix of individual and school - wide data from such sources as state standardized tests, high school exit exams and district assessments, along with rates of high school graduation, attendance and suspensions.

In his election campaign, Walker proposed assigning letter grades to schools based on criteria such as graduation rates, passing rates, enrollment in advanced placement courses, test scores, and teacher and administrator evaluations.

The Los Angeles pact proposes to do that using a unique mix of individual and schoolwide testing data — including state standardized test scores, high school exit exams and district assessments, along with rates of attendance, graduation and suspensions.

Whitman proposes to rank schools on an A» through F» grading system based on graduation rates, test scores, and other measures.

The state has proposed using English language arts and math standardized test scores in grades 3 to 8, science test scores when available, an English learner indicator, high school graduation rates, suspension rates, chronic absenteeism, college and career readiness, school climate, parent engagement and school conditions as part of its evaluation.

This inventive video on YouTube refers to proposed new high school graduation requirements in Rhode Island that, starting in 2012, would require that all students score at least «partially proficient» on standardized tests.