Sentences with phrase «set higher attendance»

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With a crowd of over 30,000, it set a new world record for the highest attendance at a tennis match (which it held for 37 years).

However, even after compulsory attendance laws were enshrined nationwide by 1917, it wasn't until 1930 that half of Americans set foot in a high school, and not until 1950 that the high school graduation rate struck 50 percent, according to Zimmerman.

Principals set high standards of behaviour and attendance, encouraging active engagement and a strong student voice.

These conclusions are borne out in two broad sets of data: one based on longitudinal studies of parenting and high quality programs starting in infancy and the other based on more recent studies on the impact of preschool attendance on child outcomes.

according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.47 Students in economically integrated schools also have higher college attendance rates than students in segregated school settings.48

We hope the courts will also understand the importance of the 20,000 DACA teachers in public K - 12 schools who bring a unique set of skills to the classroom and serve as role models and navigators for students — especially students of color — who consistently perform better when taught by teachers of color, leading to better attendance, fewer suspensions and higher test scores.

The watchdog said academy leaders had not set sufficiently high expectations of students» behaviour, attendance or achievement.

In addition, it's an unfortunate consequence of the inflexible, high accountability targets many states set (like a 95 percent student attendance rate even for programs serving chronic truants) that when an alternative school opens its doors to students like Ed and Dario, the school itself risks sanctions.

On Track to Graduate: Includes two components, graduation rates for high schools or attendance rate for other schools, and a set of measures including third - grade reading scores, eighth - grade math scores and ACT participation and performance, as applicable to the school.

High student attendance not only sets up students for success in the classroom, but it also prepares them to compete in the workplace, said District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris.

Increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio - economic, and gender diversity in the teacher workforce can have a positive effect for all students, but the impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics of their identity.20 For example, teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, 21 and students of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers of color.22 By holding students of color to a set of high expectations, 23 providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers of color can increase other educational outcomes for students of color, such as high school completion and college attendance.24

If the default is set to «present,» attendance rates could appear artificially high when teachers fail to submit regular reports.»

Setting up minimum and consistent hours of attendance and high - quality learning programs, in the way we have for four - year - old preschool, is critical.

05 Dec 2002 Escaped Animals at IMMA A variety of small animals have recently taken up residence in the grounds at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. 02 Dec 2002 Successful Year at IMMA 2002 Visitor numbers at the Irish Museum of Modern Art have shown a further increase this year and are set to top the 290,000 mark by year end, the highest attendance figure for IMMA since the record - breaking Andy Warhol exhibition of 1997 - 98.

Apparently, in the current set - up, where attendance at annual conferences would keep liability insurance at a lower level, a lot of lawyers were prepared to pay the «fine» of higher insurance fees that truancy cost them.