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The high school graduation rate in New York State barely budged last year, inching up just half a percentage point, according to data released by the state Education Department.

Earlier this year, Mayor Bill de Blasio hailed the fact that high school graduation rates ticked up two percentage points, but this data point obscures the fact that college readiness in NYC high schools lags far behind graduation rates.

«What this year's data really shows is that the de Blasio administration is simply lowering standards to boost graduation rates,» said Jeremiah Kittredge of Families for Excellent Schools, a pro-charter group.

Its high - school graduation rates stand an embarrassing 39th in the nation, according to the latest available data.

The most recent data shows the graduation rate for New York City schools at 69.6 percent in 2016.

Capital Region schools, on average, saw their graduation rates increase nearly 1 percentage point to 85.4 percent last year, according to data released Friday by the State Education Department.

High school graduation rates crept up nearly two percent last year, according to data released by the state Education Department on Monday.

Just 25 percent of high schools in Mayor de Blasio's cash - guzzling Renewal program are hitting their graduation - rate benchmarks, city data show.

But only when data is tied to action do we see increases in student achievement and high school graduation rates, as well as more dollars and resources directed to low - performing schools.

A new analysis from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center finds that the graduation rate for America's public schools stands just shy of 75 percent for the class of 2010, the most recent year for which data are available.

Measures of school performance based on carefully constructed comparisons of student achievement growth, and other important outcomes, such as high - school graduation and college enrollment rates, require student - level data that are not publicly available.

[5] Using a common definition they could apply for very long time periods, they found that the high school graduation rate peaked in the early seventies and had not increased as of 2004, when the period covered by their data ended.

The link between dropout rates and crime is also well documented, and the report's data indicates that high school graduation reduces violent crime by 20 percent.

In «Graduation Rates Are Insufficient As An Accountability Measure,» Chad Aldeman looks at some problems with using highs school graduation rates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduatGraduation Rates Are Insufficient As An Accountability Measure,» Chad Aldeman looks at some problems with using highs school graduation rates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduation rRates Are Insufficient As An Accountability Measure,» Chad Aldeman looks at some problems with using highs school graduation rates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduatgraduation rates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduation rrates for accountability purposes and presents data showing the large variation in college - going rates at schools with the same graduation rrates at schools with the same graduationgraduation ratesrates.

We included administrative data from teacher, parent, and student ratings of local schools; we considered the potential relationship between vote share and test - score changes over the previous two or three years; we examined the deviation of precinct test scores from district means; we looked at changes in the percentage of students who received failing scores on the PACT; we evaluated the relationship between vote share and the percentage change in the percentile scores rather than the raw percentile point changes; and we turned to alternative measures of student achievement, such as SAT scores, exit exams, and graduation rates.

For which purpose, let us return to 30,000 feet and suggest that the two essential sets of data for tracking America's progress or lack thereof in revitalizing the high school are objective test scores and graduation rates.

Three years after the National Governors Association announced that all 50 members had agreed to standardize their states» graduation - rate formulas, the group is only marginally closer to its goal of a truly national definition of high school graduation rates, according to NGA data released late last month.

I obtained data on school demographics, high school graduation rates, and college entrance examinations from the publicly available Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) on the Texas Education Agency web site.

Data related to school and student demographics (for example, attendance, graduation rate, race / ethnicity, class, gender, level of teaching experience, level of teachers» education)

Census data reveal that high - school graduation rates climbed from 61 percent to 90 percent between 1960 and 2012; during roughly the same time period, college enrollments rose from 26 percent to 41 percent.

This year, for the first time, Diplomas Count uses the U.S. Department of Education's Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR), as the primary source of data on high school completion.

The State Graduation Briefs contain national and state - specific data on this group's achievement levels, discipline rates, and high school outcomes.

There seems to be no consensus about whether the across - the - board increases in U.S. graduation rates reported by the federal government last week are the result of No Child Left Behind - era accountability mechanisms or the data - based decisionmaking stressed under the Obama administration, more early - warning systems to identify potential dropouts, or fewer high school exit exams.

A new analysis of high school completion from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center finds that the graduation rate for America's public schools stands at 73.4 percent for the class of 2009, the most recent year for which data are available.

New Tech's internal evaluation data indicates promising evidence that its model has replicated successfully, with an average four - year cohort graduation rate of 86 percent, an average dropout rate of less than 3 percent, and a college enrollment rate of 67 percent immediately following high school graduation (New Tech Network Outcomes, April 2012; New Tech data 2012).

The national high school graduation rate has risen to a new all - time high: 84 percent, the fifth straight year of increases, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

The data reveal striking patterns in high school graduation rates between 1970 and 2010 (see Figure 1).

Data from Orange County Public Schools and from the state of Florida, obtained through records requests, was used to measure dropouts, withdrawals, and graduation rates in Orlando and throughout Florida.

Maintain the requirement that states and school districts issue and distribute annual report cards, including disaggregated data on student achievement and high school graduation rates, while also streamlining data reporting to ensure meaningful information is easily available to parents and communities.

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To estimate the effects of states» adoption and implementation of college - and career - readiness standards and aligned assessments on student outcomes, C - SAIL is analyzing National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data, high school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

take into account data on student growth as a significant factor as well as other factors, such as multiple observation - based assessments of performance and ongoing collections of professional practice reflective of student achievement and increased high school graduation rates; and

That's why GreatSchools ratings in a growing number of states and cities includes data about student academic progress over time, high school graduation rates, and college readiness including SAT / ACT performance and participation.

By 2000, the high school graduation rate in the United States ranked 13th among the 19 OECD countries for which comparable data are available.

The Maryland Report Card: The Maryland State Department of Education maintains this site which includes state test performance, graduation rates, demographic information and other data for every school and district in Maryland.

Engberg, John and Brian Gill, Estimating Graduation and Dropout Rates with Longitudinal Data: A Case Study in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

However, there is much more work that can be done, and many states have the necessary data to answer important research questions about CTE (including questions about equity and access, effect of participation on high school graduation rates, college enrollment and attainment, and civic and employment outcomes).

During recent years, for example, high school graduation rates have soared to record highs, and experts have pointed that data represents genuine progress to a degree.

Estimates of high school graduation rates are very sensitive to the choice of data source.

Graduation rates can be calculated in various ways using various sources, including the U.S. Census and related household surveys; administrative data from school systems on the number of enrollees and graduates each year; and (more recently) longitudinal databases that track individual students over time.

Districts would have to collect, submit and publish data on a variety of indicators of success such as graduation and dropout rates, expulsions and suspensions, attendance, and surveys of student and community perceptions of their schools.

A third study using a different approach and using data only on Texas schools finds mixed results in the first year of implementation including negative impacts on student achievement in elementary and middle school, and positive effects on high school graduation rates.

Preliminary data released on Monday by the Department of Education show that high school graduation rates rose in a majority of states and gaps in graduation rates between white and minority students narrowed in most states.

Little or no data have been collected on the effect of school choice on graduation rates, incarceration rates, the probability that students will end up on welfare, the chances that they will be employed full time - all outcomes that deserve careful scrutiny.

States may use graduation rate data for accountability purposes (especially identification of low - graduation - rate high schools) that lag a year behind other accountability data to account for summer graduates.

The results of the Cook et al. research complement those of Kelly Bedard and Chau Do, whose 2005 study of national data found that moving 6th graders to middle school resulted in a 1 to 3 percent decline in on - time high - school graduation rates.

As with the assessment data used in the previous steps, high schools» graduation rates were collected from each state.

Northeast Charter Schools Network New York Policy Manager Jason Zwara said, «This new graduation rate data continues to show how well charter schools serve their students, particularly those with highSchools Network New York Policy Manager Jason Zwara said, «This new graduation rate data continues to show how well charter schools serve their students, particularly those with highschools serve their students, particularly those with high needs.

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 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 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....

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