Given the relatively
small number of students moving back and forth between charter schools and district - managed schools, it is unlikely these students would have a large impact on the overall graduation rate.
Not exact matches
Students at a
small but growing
number of high schools across the country are
moving toward an integrated - mathematics pathway, in which they learn a blend
of topics like algebra, geometry, and statistics each year.
Looking back at the history
of FLVS, securing a sustainable part
of the annual budget was one
of the key factors that helped FLVS
move from being an interesting pilot program that served a
small number of students to a transformative set
of offerings that could reach
students not just in Florida, but anywhere in the world.
These
small swings are actually important, indicating large
numbers of students moving near the middle
of the distribution.
But the bigger problem with the district's statement may be this line, which said the 900
students who we know
moved to charter schools was too
small a
number to impact the graduation rate: «Taken together, that is less than 1 percent
of all the
students in San Diego city schools.»
In the past, preparing
students to graduate from high school and
move on to college used to involve preparation in terms
of a relatively
small number of skills.
But she failed to note that the top Hartford
students, who were the top before Sheff, are now the ones in these choice / charter / magnet schools, so all the State
of Connecticut is shamelessly doing is
moving some
students around, spending money on a
small number of schools, and only integrating if wealthy and non-integrated suburban
students can benefit.
Although, few studies
move beyond self - reports
of positive impact, a
small number of empirical studies explore the impact on teaching practice and
student learning.