Not exact matches
(The program substantially enhances high
school graduation rates and increases parental satisfaction at lower cost per student than education in the
regular public
schools of the
District of Columbia [iv]-RRB-;
Orlando is one of 83
school districts, from Newark to Los Angeles, where
regular schools increased their
graduation rates by at least one percentage point from 2010 to 2014 while sending more students into alternative education, ProPublica's analysis found.
This was measured as the percentage point difference between the
graduation rate at alternative
schools and
regular schools in the same
district.
District school records show that charters also have better attendance and
graduation rates than the
regular public
schools and that their teachers are more likely to fit the city's definition of «highly qualified,» meaning that they have expertise in what they are teaching.
Last year, the Center for Education Innovation created easy - to - read «education scorecards» for every
school district in the state so that parents — many lacking high levels of literacy or
regular access to the Internet — would have clear information about test scores,
graduation rates and teachers.
California high
school students who participate in these and other extra-curricular athletic activities may be excused by their local
districts from having to take
regular physical education courses required for
graduation.
Regular district high
schools account for 41 percent of low -
graduation - rate high
schools and are where the majority of students who do not graduate on time can be found.
In another good study, the RAND Corp. found that charter high
school graduation rates and college attendance rates were better than
regular district school rates by 15 percentage points and eight percentage points respectively.