Sentences with phrase «record high number of students»

Under McQueen's leadership, Tennessee recently announced the state's highest graduation rate in its history at 89.1 %, best overall ACT at 20.1 — a number that represents all public school students in the state, across the board improvements in the 2nd year of the new state assessment, and a record high number of students taking and attaining credit for early college coursework.

Not exact matches

As a record number of students fight for university places ahead of the increase in fees next year, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) published new analysis of the recent higher education white paper highlighting tuition fees» effect on relative disadvaHigher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) published new analysis of the recent higher education white paper highlighting tuition fees» effect on relative disadvahigher education white paper highlighting tuition fees» effect on relative disadvantage.

Opponents of free higher education cite «record numbers of working class students» attending university, but what good is that when eight percent drop out just like I did?

A record number of NYC high - school students took and passed at least - one college advanced - placement test last spring — although the percentage of those passing fell slightly from 2016, according to the Department of Education.

A rise in the number of students not seeking work reached a record high of 2.24 million.

Colleges are reporting record numbers of applications for admission this year, primarily because students are applying to more institutions than ever before, admissions officers and high - school counselors say.

«Although the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education has reached record levels again this year, there are early signals that the good progress made in recent years may be slowing down.

Last year, the number of Boston students who graduated in four years hit a record high of 72.4 percent.

The impact is particularly severe at Stuyvesant and Bronx Science — two of the Specialized High Schools that serve the largest numbers of students, have the longest track records of educational excellence, and are the among the most popular among test - takers.

That debate often overlooks the considerable progress since then: a record - high national high school graduation rate for 2014 - 2015, above 83 percent, and double the number of students performing at grade level in reading and math, compared with 20 years ago.

This year does mark a record high for the number of students using vouchers who have never attended public school in Indiana.

For example, an English teacher hoping to increase his use of higher - order questions in class might ask one observer to script the questions he asks students, a second observer to tally the number of students who respond to questions, and a third to record the wait time he provides.

In 2015, after three years of intensive work, North Queens Community High School recorded impressive gains in the number of students passing math.

With a major assist from the public - schools superintendent, North Carolina's Sandhills Community College has scored a record number of applicants for its dual - enrollment program, drawing from high school students in the county of the college's main campus.

«I think our track record is pretty good,» Evers said, citing decreased suspensions and expulsions, increased number of students taking college - level courses while still in high school and modest increases in reading proficiency.

According to a RAND study released in January 2017, the state has seen record growth in the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses, as well as in its high school graduation rate and its rate of college attendance.

Evidence from High School and Beyond», Economics of Education Review, March 1994, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 1 - 17; Ron Ferguson, «Paying for public education: New evidence on how and why money matters,» Harvard Journal on Legislation, Volume 28, Summer 1991, pp. 465 - 498; R. Strauss and E. Sawyer, «Some New Evidence on Teacher and Student Competencies», Economics of Education Review, Volume 5, Issue 1, 1986, pp. 41 - 48; M. McLaughlin and D. Marsh, «Staff development and school change,» Teachers College Record, Volume 80, Number 1,1978, pp. 69 - 94; D. Winkler, «Educational Achievement and School Peer Group Composition,» The Journal of Human Resources, Volume 10, No. 2, Spring 1975, pp. 189 - 204; A. Summers and B. Wolfe, «Do schools make a difference?»

The number of students participating in school choice programs has reached a record high of more than 301,000 students nationwide, up from about 260,000 in 2012 - 13.

The evidence also shows that some white students are not assigned to the alternative high school, despite having disciplinary records as extensive (in terms of number of and severity of offenses) as some of the African - American students who have been involuntarily assigned there.

Yes, they may boast perfect report cards and stunning piano recitals, but we are a country full of high - achieving but depressed and suicidal college students, a record number of whom take prescription medication for anxiety and depression.»

Becoming a solicitor has never been an easy process, but this year's Law Student Report reveals the number of students opting to pursue a career outside the legal sector has hit a record high.

Known for providing seamless financial aid advice to eligible students, resulting in a high number of successful applications, I hold a solid track record of prolifically working as a financial aid advisor, representing the best organizations in the state.