Sentences with phrase «states increased their high school graduation rates»

The 2012 Annual Update of Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the Dropout Epidemic report found that 24 states increased their high school graduation rates by modest to large gains, while the number of high schools graduating 60 percent or fewer students on time — often referred to as «dropout factories» — decreased by 457 between 2002 and 2010, with the rate of decline accelerating since 2008.

The report also finds that more than half the states increased their high school graduation rates, while the number of high schools graduating 60 percent or fewer students on time — often referred to as «dropout factories» — decreased by 23 percent since 2002, with the rate of decline accelerating since 2008.

The 2012 Annual Update of Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the Dropout Epidemic report found that 24 states increased their high school graduation rates by modest to large gains, while the number of high schools graduating 60 percent or fewer students on time — often referred to as «dropout factories» — decreased by 457 between 2002 and 2010, with the rate of decline accelerating since 2008.

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The state's high - school graduation rate continued to inch up in 2015, marking a slight increase for the third consecutive year.

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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.

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.»

And he wrote ``... increasing the high school graduation rate in the United States is an important social objective.

If increases in high school graduation requirements during the last quarter of the 20th century contributed to the stagnation in graduation rates, why did rates rise during the first decade of the 21st century, a period in which high school graduation requirements were not reduced and in some states were increased?

Prior to returning home to lead Tulsa Public Schools, Dr. Gist served as commissioner of education for the State of Rhode Island where student achievement reached historical highs, and graduation rates increased significantly.

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.

In other REL Northwest projects, the Alaska State Policy Research Alliance works with Native organizations to define postsecondary success for all Alaskan students and the Bureau of Indian Education High School Alliance seeks to increase graduation rates for Native students in Washington and Oregon's BIE schools.

-- Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education New research reveals more than half of states increased graduation rates and number of «Dropout Factory» high schools declined by 23 % since 2002.

The high school graduation rate has increased dramatically from 2011 to 2017, improving at a faster rate than in the rest of the state — going from below 60 percent to above 78 percent during this time period.

Coordinate and align state policies and practices to support positive youth development and increase high school graduation rate.

For the roughly 68,000 children that call Newark home, improvements in key areas of child health and an increase in both preschool enrollment and high school graduation rates point to progress in the state's largest city, according to the Newark Kids Count 2017, released today.

Graduations Up, Dropouts Down in LAUSD, Statewide High school graduation rates for Los Angeles Unified and districts across California increased last year, with Latino students showing larger gains than their white and Asian classmates, the state Department of Education said Tuesday.

* UPDATED For the third straight year in LA Unified, the high school graduation rate increased and the dropout rate decreased, according to new state data released today.

New preliminary data released today by the U.S. Department of Education shows that states continue to increase high school graduation rates and narrow the gap for traditionally underserved students, including low - income students, minority students, students with disabilities and English learners.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's graduation rate for public high school students increased this year to 84 percent, 1 percent over last year, according to data released Monday by the Utah State Office of Education.

The gap between the skills with which students graduate from high school and what colleges expect them to be able to do has come under increased scrutiny, as federal policymakers push states to increase college graduation rates.

We lead the nation, not only in research on effective practices in secondary schools that increase high school graduation rates, but also in bridging research to practice — our staff works directly with schools, districts, and states to coach, train, and implement what works.

As we've reported, the rising graduation rate reflects genuine progress, such as closing high schools termed «dropout factories,» but also questionable strategies by states and localities to increase their numbers.

The GradNation State Activation initiative is a collaboration between America's Promise Alliance and Pearson working to increase high school graduation rates to 90 percent.

SALT LAKE CITY — A total of 38,326 students graduated from Utah's public high schools in 2016 bringing the total high school graduation rate to 85 percent, an increase of 1 percentage point over 2015, according to data released today by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).

West Charlotte High School graduation rate has increased by over 31 percentage points in 4 years, and we increased our state performance letter grade.

States and districts should reward schools for increasing their promotion and graduation rates and ensuring that more students graduate from high school prepared to succeed in postsecondary education and the workforce.

Here's the start of my new column at NJ Spotlight Last month, New Jersey's new acting Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet described the state's sixth year in a row of increased high school graduation rates — now 90.5 percent — as «exciting,» because it «demonstrates we are on a path toward closing our achievement gaps and achieving excellent and equitable educational opportunities for our children.»

Tom Vitaglione, a senior fellow with the child advocacy group N.C. Child, said the state had been making progress in reducing infant mortality, building up early education programs and increasing high school graduation rates.

Cohen — not included in the high - school scores because it technically includes eighth grade — showed test scores and graduation rates to earn a 79.2, a substantial increase from the prior year's 72.5 and a high C on the state's 150 - point grading scale.

High - quality early childhood programs in the United States result in fewer referrals to special education programs, reduced grade repetition and increased high school graduation rates — advancements that save taxpayers money and provide a long - term boost to the econHigh - quality early childhood programs in the United States result in fewer referrals to special education programs, reduced grade repetition and increased high school graduation rates — advancements that save taxpayers money and provide a long - term boost to the econhigh school graduation rates — advancements that save taxpayers money and provide a long - term boost to the economy.

The study estimates the impact of overturning a state's school finance system and finds that, seven years after reform, a state's highest poverty quartile experienced a 4 to 12 percent increase in per pupil spending and a 5 to 8 percentage point increase in graduation rates.

If you are involved in efforts at the state or community level to increase on - time high school graduation rates, join the GradNation Activation Online Community.

Despite being ranked among the bottom ten performing schools in the state, New Haven Academy demonstrated a four year graduation rate increase from 71.4 % in 2013 to 75.4 % in 2014, a 17.3 point gain since 2009, and the highest increase of any Alliance District School.