Sentences with phrase «school dropout rate for»

Native American Schools Ponder, Assail Dropout Rates With the high school dropout rate for Native Americans among the highest in the country, reservation and school officials are searching for new ways to keep teens in school.

With the high school dropout rate for Native Americans among the highest in the country, reservation and public school officials are searching for new ways to keep teens in school.

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The way they see it, health is directly tied into a student's success at school, and Wake's nearly 20 percent dropout rate reveals the need for health care.

CIS Wake will use the money to further its mission of reducing Wake County Public School System's dropout rate and preparing students for post-secondary education and careers.

«If schools can not facilitate such development, young people are likely to have increased prejudice and higher dropout rates, with significant implications for the United States» social and economic health.»

Highlights of the conference include include debates and resolutions about controversial teacher testing, charter schools, and a proposal by AFT president calling for an extra year of high school to help prevent high school - dropout rates from climbing.

Oklahoma's state school board wants to make sure not only that principals around the state report data on school - dropout and college - remediation rates, but also that the data get presented to local school boards for discussion.

President Barack Obama has often noted in speeches the enthusiasm of Korean parents for their children's education, the high quality of Korean teachers, the number of learning hours that Korean students spend, and the outstanding educational achievements these have produced; for example, top rankings in international academic - achievement tests, and low rates of school dropouts and juvenile delinquency.

The dropout rate for Beatrice Rafferty School alumni is about 60 percent.

I find evidence that state funding of universal kindergarten lowered high - school dropout and institutionalization rates among whites, but not among African Americans, and detect no impact of state funding for children of either race on grade retention, public assistance receipt, employment or earnings.

What could account for the differences in the estimated effects of SAT performance and the high - school dropout rates?

The study examines the impact of winning a school choice lottery on dropout rates and crime for groups of students with different propensities to commit crimes, using an index of crime risk that includes test scores, demographics, behavior, and neighborhood characteristics to identify the highest - risk group.

Did a university survey find that the dropout rate is lower for students in small schools than for students in large impersonal schools?

We conducted our analysis alternately using absolute student achievement, measured with statewide mean SAT scores for the 1989 — 90 school year and the mean high - school dropout rate calculated from 1990 census data, and with a second measure that represents the deviation of actual achievement from expected student performance.

It may be that SAT scores, as a very public measure of school performance, lead to agitation for charter laws, but that charters themselves are more likely to target students at risk of dropping out, and therefore participation is more closely associated with dropout rates.

In her sixth State of the State address, delivered on Jan. 29, Ms. Granholm called for as many as 100 new small high schools to help stem the dropout rate, starting as early as 2009.

That's why districts throughout the country are working to personalize learning by creating small schools or reorganizing large schools into small learning communities, as part of their strategy for reducing the dropout rate.

And nationally, the economic impact is clear: A 2011 analysis by the Alliance for Excellent Education estimates that by halving the 2010 national dropout rate, for example (an estimated 1.3 million students that year), «new» graduates would likely earn a collective $ 7.6 billion more in an average year than they would without a high school diploma.

It is substantially larger than differences between the growth rates for children of high - school dropouts and the children of parents with graduate degrees as well as those between blacks and whites, differences that are the focus of considerable concern.

How, too, could the district move the needle on student achievement, on high dropout rates, and on families getting frustrated with dismal numbers and jumping ship for other districts or competing charter schools?

The costs of these gaps (most commonly associated with low income, limited education, and minority group status) are reflected in higher school dropout rates, lower economic productivity, decreased social mobility, increased need for medical services, and higher rates of incarceration.

In their August 2007 report «The Return on Investment for Improving California's High School Graduation Rate» (PDF), Clive R. Belfield and Henry M. Levin review both evidential and promising research as well as economically beneficial interventions for addressing the dropout crisis.

Alarmed by the high dropout and failure rates for college students who start out in remedial classes, Florida lawmakers voted last year to make such courses, and even the related placement tests, optional for anyone who... earned a [high school] diploma....

High school exit exams do not significantly affect dropout rates, according to a study released last week by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

These subgroup ratings weigh heavily in the overall performance rating for a school or district because the rating given by the state is based on the lowest performance on any single criterion (TAAS, dropout rate, attendance rate) for any subpopulation.

It's the profile of 165 free public secondary schools in the United States, many of them in big cities known for sky - high dropout rates, low test scores, metal detectors at the schoolhouse door, and rapid turnover among teachers.

For reducing the achievement gap between the Atlanta Public Schools and the State of Georgia, lowering the dropout rate, cutting back the number of teacher vacancies, and renovating and consolidating some of Atlantas schools, Atlanta superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall earned the 2006 Richard R. Green Award, the nations highest honor for urban education leadership, at the Council of the Great City Schools 50th Annual Fall ConferenFor reducing the achievement gap between the Atlanta Public Schools and the State of Georgia, lowering the dropout rate, cutting back the number of teacher vacancies, and renovating and consolidating some of Atlantas schools, Atlanta superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall earned the 2006 Richard R. Green Award, the nations highest honor for urban education leadership, at the Council of the Great City Schools 50th Annual Fall ConfSchools and the State of Georgia, lowering the dropout rate, cutting back the number of teacher vacancies, and renovating and consolidating some of Atlantas schools, Atlanta superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall earned the 2006 Richard R. Green Award, the nations highest honor for urban education leadership, at the Council of the Great City Schools 50th Annual Fall Confschools, Atlanta superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall earned the 2006 Richard R. Green Award, the nations highest honor for urban education leadership, at the Council of the Great City Schools 50th Annual Fall Conferenfor urban education leadership, at the Council of the Great City Schools 50th Annual Fall ConfSchools 50th Annual Fall Conference.

At the same time, the district is maintaining tangible goals, including a targeted 5 percent reduction in the dropout rate for the 2007 - 08 school year.

For decades, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has struggled with one of the nation's highest dropout rates.

Other projects created during the class include an organization that will provide free public libraries in India; an online platform to help students make more informed decisions when applying to college; an app that gives students fun, game - based content that shows what real scientists are like; a cellphone - hosted service for rural teachers in the Philippines that provides direct training and tips; and a nonprofit that will train and employ parent liaisons to develop stronger bonds between families and middle schools in an effort to improve dropout rates.

Like Chloe, many students have no choice but to work long hours to pay for school, which prevents them from fully engaging in their studies and probably contributes to the high dropout rate among low - income students.

For the past 16 years, the Puente program has strived to boost the academic achievement of underserved Latino high school students, who have the highest dropout rate and lowest college attendance among all racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

Claremont Graduate University professor Charles Kerchner described Hoxby's study in a literature review prepared for the National Education Association as «the most sophisticated of the econometric attempts to isolate a union impact on the student results and school operations...» Hoxby finds that unionization is associated with higher student dropout rates as well as higher spending.

High school reform should include making sure that we are measuring the relevant skills; allowing states the flexibility to design systems that produce results; using multiple measures to assess achievement; allowing the use of growth models; including commonsense flexibility for students with special needs; involving educators in planning; and effectively addressing dropout rates.

They then apply that method to estimate graduation and dropout rates for the Pittsburgh Public Schools district - wide and for each high school in the district.

They can also search for dropout rates and measurements of how many students are taking more than four years to finish high school.

Schools nationwide are getting results with Apex Learning digital curriculum: higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, improved scores on high - stakes exams, and more students ready for postsecondary success.

«Sadly, for many students, rather than providing additional supports,» noted legal advocates» claim against the state's alternative network, «these programs have become a revolving door which spirals students away from being able to successfully complete high school, ultimately fueling Pennsylvania's dropout rate.»

In Michigan, for instance, the new chief state school officer recently replaced the test - focused accountability system with a new grading system that relies on a broader set of measures of school quality, including family involvement, the quality of professional development, attendance, and dropout rates, among others.

The Gore plan also holds schools accountable for reducing dropout rates.

For example, states with high - stakes high - school graduation requirements must find effective ways to intervene in high schools with high failure and / or dropout rates, even if the percentage of students passing the test increases significantly each year.

Mr. Owens proposes school report cards for every school in state listing student - achievement scores, per - pupil funding, teacher qualifications, and dropout rates.

Karp has been outspoken in his worries that the new standards and tests will only pose a greater hardship for students to stay in high school and graduate, especially in urban districts where dropout rates are high.

A study by IDRA in 2017 found far higher dropout rates and far lower graduation rates for students in charter schools compared to traditional public schools.

Leaving School Empty Handed: A Report on Graduation and Dropout Rates for Students who Receive Special Education Services In New York City This report examines the graduation outcomes of the more than 170,000 children currently classified as having disabilities and in need of special education services in New York City, based on Federal, New York State and New York City data from the school years between 1996 - 1997 and 2003 - 20School Empty Handed: A Report on Graduation and Dropout Rates for Students who Receive Special Education Services In New York City This report examines the graduation outcomes of the more than 170,000 children currently classified as having disabilities and in need of special education services in New York City, based on Federal, New York State and New York City data from the school years between 1996 - 1997 and 2003 - 20school years between 1996 - 1997 and 2003 - 2004....

The vision for overhauling the way students were disciplined — out - of - school - suspensions were contributing to the district's dropout rate and undermining students» academic achievement — was that of the district's nationally known schools chief, Andrés A. Alonso.

The Virginia Early Warning System (VEWS) relies on readily available data — housed at the school — to predict which students are at risk for dropping out of high school; target resources at the school - and division - level to support students not on track to graduate while they are still in school and before they drop out; examine patterns and identify school climate issues that may contribute to disproportionate dropout rates.

School dropout rates are significantly higher for teens residing in poorer communities.

They brought with them pro-school choice literature that — while paid for by a little - known, at least in North Carolina, nonprofit called Public School Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operschool choice literature that — while paid for by a little - known, at least in North Carolina, nonprofit called Public School Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operSchool Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operschool run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.

The most compelling case for charter schools can be found in this state's high school dropout rate.