Building a Grad Nation 2016 Data Brief & State Progress Reports This Data Brief highlights
state high school graduation rate trends and the progress being made to raise graduation rates for key student subgroups.
A National Study on Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities (December 2004) NCSET Topical Report This Topical Report examines the results of a national study on the status of
state high school graduation policies and diploma options for youth with disabilities.
These seven charter public schools not only beat the average
state high school graduation rate, but they also exceeded the average rates of their local districts or the counties where they are located.
: An Audit of
State High School Graduation Requirements «by Laura Jimenez and Scott Sargrad.
Building a Grad Nation 2016 Data Brief & State Progress Reports This Data Brief highlights
state high school graduation rate trends and the progress being made to raise graduation rates for key student subgroups.
State high school graduation standards don't match college readiness requirements.
Not exact matches
As only a few U.S.
states mandate financial literacy classes before
high school graduation, Henske...
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program changed the lives of young people who came to the United
States illegally as children in incredible ways — boosting
high school graduation rates and college enrollment, while slashing teen births by a staggering 45 percent.
The valedictorian at the Edison
graduation last week was a recent immigrant to the United
States, who just moved here four years ago, ready to get his
high school education.
Florida
high school students who can't pass the two
state tests needed for
graduation could find it harder to earn a diploma starting next year, as the
state moves to change what other exams — and scores — can be used in their place.
She is currently working to get other
states to pass a similar legislation in addition to a law that requires CPR training as a
high school graduation requirement.
A statewide
high school graduation rate of 95 percent is a long - range goal under an ambitious draft plan presented to the
state Board of Regents, several of whom voiced skepticism about the proposal.
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 Depart
State barely budged last year, inching up just half a percentage point, according to data released by the
state Education Depart
state Education Department.
Multiple Pathways The Partnership was a key advocate pushing for the New York
state's Board of Regents to establish multiple pathways to
graduation for
high school students.
All this week,
state and local law enforcement will increase patrols near
high schools as part of a statewide campaign to limit the impacts of impaired and distracted driving as prom and
graduation season approach.
The governor says while New York spends more per student than any
state in the nation,
high school graduation rates ranks at number 38 in the country.
«The success of these new
schools... is clear,» Bloomberg said, arguing that they have
higher graduation rates,
state test scores and parent satisfaction survey scores than the
schools they replaced.
DIXON, Ill. (AP)-- Charges were filed against a student who was wounded by a police officer after firing shots in a northern Illinois
high school hallway while staff and seniors were meeting for a
graduation rehearsal, Illinois
State Police announced late Wednesday.
The
state's
high -
school graduation rate continued to inch up in 2015, marking a slight increase for the third consecutive year.
Freshman Democrat
state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk missed what might have been her biggest gig of the year — Kingston
High School's
graduation last week — after being in session until just after dawn the next morning.
The
State Board of Regents is close to finalizing a new CPR
graduation requirement for
high school students in New York
The
graduation rate for the Syracuse City
School District hit 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, the highest it has been in eight years, according to the state Education Department's we
School District hit 55 percent for the 2014 - 15
school year, the highest it has been in eight years, according to the state Education Department's we
school year, the
highest it has been in eight years, according to the
state Education Department's website.
The
state also began tracking the
graduation rate for students who graduate in August after their fourth year of
high school in 2008.
The
graduation rate for the Syracuse City
School District reached 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, the highest it has been in eight years, per the State Education Department's we
School District reached 55 percent for the 2014 - 15
school year, the highest it has been in eight years, per the State Education Department's we
school year, the
highest it has been in eight years, per the
State Education Department's website.
The Board of Regents approved new options for students to meet the
State's
high school graduation requirements.
Graduation numbers are a controversial issue for New York
state, which ranks below the national average in that area although its spending on public
schools is among the nation's
highest.
Also included in Cuomo's address was a proposal to provide full scholarships to SUNY or CUNY students who are in the top 10 percent of their
high school class and choose to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering or math — if they agree to work in -
state for five years after
graduation.
ALBANY — A statewide
high school graduation rate of 95 percent is a long - range goal under an ambitious draft plan presented Monday to the
state Board of Regents.
High school graduation rates crept up nearly two percent last year, according to data released by the
state Education Department on Monday.
High school graduation rates are on the rise in New York and, as usual, the Capital Region continues to outshine the rest of the
state.
With many local businesses struggling to find skilled workers in technical fields, a local assemblyman is pushing legislation that would create a new
graduation option for
high school students in New York
State.
New York
State Senate Democratic Policy Group Initiatives Would Help Over 1.3 Million New Yorkers; Make
Higher Education More Affordable by Reducing Student Loan Debt, Increasing Savings For Families, Expanding Access to College Credit for
High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase
Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College Success
The New York
State Board of Regents has cleared the way for a new career pathways for
high school students aimed at improving
graduation rates.
New York
state lawmakers and parent advocates gathered at a
school district in Orange County Wednesday to promote a bill to ensure all students with disabilities participate in
high school graduation ceremonies.
Educate and train the public on how to recognize cardiac arrest, contact emergency responders, administer CPR, and use AEDs, as well as facilitate
state and local education departments to include CPR and AED training as middle - and
high -
school graduation requirements.
There are several items to complete on the
high school senior checklist before
high school graduation - one of which It's the only «middle college» program in the
state, and will cost the
school system $ 4 million over four years.
While
states under ESSA need to identify for intervention only the lowest performing 5 percent of
schools,
high schools with
graduation rates under 67 percent, and some unspecified percentage of
schools in which at - risk subgroups are underperforming, the National Governors Association reports that «40 percent of all students and 61 percent of students who begin in community colleges enroll in a remedial education course at a cost to
states of $ 1 billion a year.»
For a decade now, federal policy has required
states to measure
graduation rates uniformly, to set ambitious goals for raising those rates, and to hold
high schools accountable for meeting such goals.
The evidence we have reviewed suggests that
high school exit exam programs, as currently implemented in the United
States, decrease the rate of
high school graduation without increasing achievement.
Forty - seven
states have arts - education mandates, forty - eight have arts - education standards, and forty have arts requirements for
high school graduation, according to the 2007 - 08 AEP
state policy database.
Michael FallonSpecial to Education Week Sacramento — California's student - dropout rate appears to be declining despite the establishment of more rigorous
high -
school -
graduation requirements, Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig told a
state l
The Cincinnati Federation of Teachers is mobilizing its ranks to tutor
high school seniors who have not passed the
state proficiency test required for
graduation.
Currently, 15
states allow computer science courses to count toward
high school graduation.
Yet the
school has a 100 %
graduation rate, and their students have 100 % mastery on every
high - stakes
state assessment test in every subject.
The measures used in the NEPC report — whether
schools make AYP,
state accountability system ratings, the percentage of students that score proficient on
state tests, and
high -
school graduation rates — are at best rough proxies for the quality of education provided by any
school.
K - 12 Achievement (2016) The K - 12 Achievement Index scores
states based on 18 distinct achievement measures related to reading and math performance,
high school graduation rates, and the results of Advanced Placement exams.
As
states across the U.S. move to adopt standardized tests as a means to determine grade promotion and
school graduation, new research presented in the Harvard Educational Review shows that sole reliance on
high - stakes tests as a
graduation requirement may increase inequities among students by both race and gender.
High -
school students at K12
schools have an on - time
graduation rate of 49 percent, compared to 79 percent at
schools in the same
states.
Yet, increasingly,
states are adopting — or considering adopting — civic tests as a requirement for
high school graduation.
Hanushek examines the report's two main conclusions: a) that test - based incentive programs «have not increased student achievement enough to bring the United
States close to the level of the
highest achieving countries;» and b) that
high school exit exam programs «decrease the rate of
high school graduation without increasing achievement.»