Sentences with phrase «statewide last school year»

It was unclear Friday how greatly the new standards — which Clayton Burch, chief academic officer for the state education department, called a «complete overhaul» and improvement over the current standards — differ from West Virginia's current standards, which were first implemented statewide last school year after a roughly four - year phase - in process.

Not exact matches

The school year is winding down and the last of the statewide standardized tests have been given to students.

The Governor signed a law last year requiring all school districts to implement an evaluation system based on the statewide system approved by the State Education Department or risk losing their increase in education aidresulting in 99 percent compliance (687 out of 691 school districts implemented a system).

The statewide system was signed into law in 2010 and approved by the state Board of Regents last year, but it crumbled this winter when school districts and unions couldn't round out certain details.

Statewide, more than 75 parochial schools have closed in just the last five years, and average tuition can reach as high as $ 8,500 per student annually.

Members of the state Assembly could as early as this week vote on a bill that would undo the changes to the STAR School Tax Relief program that were included in last year's budget negotiations but which have sparked statewide complaints.

During the upcoming session, charter groups will focus on boosting facilities funding and the state's per - pupil funding formula after notching a modest victory with a 50 - school increase in the statewide charter cap last year.

City schools are set to receive $ 319.5 million in new state funding for the coming school year, part of a statewide 4.9 percent increase in education aid, the largest since the last recession began in 2007.

School tax levies — that is, revenue raised through local property taxation — will rise next year by an average 2.78 percent in Suffolk County and an average 2.42 percent both in Nassau County and statewide, according to figures from public school districts released last week by the state comptroller's oSchool tax levies — that is, revenue raised through local property taxation — will rise next year by an average 2.78 percent in Suffolk County and an average 2.42 percent both in Nassau County and statewide, according to figures from public school districts released last week by the state comptroller's oschool districts released last week by the state comptroller's office.

While the statewide high school graduation rate last year was 74 percent, only 35 percent of students who began high school in 2007 were considered ready to do entry - level college work four years later.

The scores of last year's MCAS tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system in the state.

Gov. William Donald Schaefer and officials of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company late last month announced a three - year venture to develop a statewide educational - telecommunications network that schools can use for distance learning and other long - distance educational ventures.

In Virginia, one fully online statewide school has been open for the last two school years, but as of SY 2013 - 14, it is primarily serving students in two counties, and all other students must pay an enrollment fee.

Senators last month effectively killed off a measure providing for a statewide referendum on the amendment when, on the last day of their legislative session, they amended the bill to provide that only two - thirds of school operating costs would be removed from property taxes over 10 years.

Six charter schools will receive more than $ 48 million in such aid this month from revenue generated by a statewide school construction bond passed in November of last year.

Schools statewide are at varying stages in the implementation of new Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math, adopted in 2010 and rolled out in K - 12 classrooms just within the last two years or so.

No one at Hope or Orr attempted the exams, probably because AP courses weren't offered at those schools last year, according to statewide AP testing data.

Last month, ISBE launched a new page for the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS), an observational tool assessing Kindergarten readiness that will be implemented statewide this coming school year.

While some high schools have been hosting this event for years, last year was the first time Michigan College Access Network organized College Decision Day as a statewide event.

With one of Indiana's worst passing rates on last year's statewide tests, Glenwood is all but assured its sixth straight F — leaving state officials with a decision to make before this school year is over.

• Math scores rose statewide among middle school students this year compared to last year, but remained stagnant at the elementary and high school levels.

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.

State officials at the Department of Public Instruction first released the report cards last year as part of a statewide school accountability system.

Leadership High School in San Francisco (with a 2013 API score is 646) failed to meet school - wide or subgroup API growth targets and earned statewide and similar school rankings in the lowest two deciles in each of the last three School in San Francisco (with a 2013 API score is 646) failed to meet school - wide or subgroup API growth targets and earned statewide and similar school rankings in the lowest two deciles in each of the last three school - wide or subgroup API growth targets and earned statewide and similar school rankings in the lowest two deciles in each of the last three school rankings in the lowest two deciles in each of the last three years.

In New York City, home to the nation's largest public school system with 1.1 million pupils, just 52 percent of the students who took last year's statewide Regents test in Algebra I passed, mirroring statistics elsewhere in the country.

Last year, Desert Trails earned a 1 on a statewide test - score ranking called API, placing the school in California's bottom 10 percent academically.

Last year, the state recognized 193 middle schools and 180 high schools statewide.

The three schools, which primarily serve low - income students and students of color, saw their teaching corps disproportionately decimated by a round of budget - driven layoffs last year, causing their education efforts to fall below the state constitutional guarantee that all students will receive a basic education consistent with prevailing statewide standards.

Over the last three years, PCY has launched numerous statewide campaigns that — despite generating resounding support from cities, school districts, and law enforcement agencies from across the state — have yet to secure the full backing of the legislature, the governor, and labor.

The legislation, which emerged late in last year's session, would pull some of the state's lowest - performing schools into one statewide district, which could be operated with charter - like flexibility or handed over to for - profit charter operators to manage.

The suspension of very young children has drawn statewide concern in Connecticut with the release of numbers from the state Department of Education that show 1,967 suspension incidents — including in - school and out - of - school cases — last year, involving 998 children who were 6 years old or younger.

Florida public schools reported 47,000 bullying incidents last year, but with 3 million students statewide, that is likely a large undercount.

One example is a report released last month by the Washington D.C. - based Urban Institute, which found students in a statewide private school choice program for four years or more are 40 percent more likely to enroll in college than their public - school peers.

Last year, only 7 percent of New York City students with disabilities scored «proficient» or better in English and 12 percent in math, and statewide there were at least 190 school districts in which not a single special education student was proficient on the third - grade language arts test.

One public charter school, Oxford Prep Academy, has exceptional API scores, the statewide school rating standard used until last year.

Overall, 78 % of schools statewide met their targets this year, up from 52 % last year.

The scores of last year's MCAS tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system in the state.

Charter school graduation rates are also increasing at a faster rate than the statewide average, growing five points since last year compared to the statewide growth of 1 point.

While average class size has decreased statewide over the last ten years, it has increased in our city's public schools.

Statewide, about 41 percent of juniors tested last spring scored proficient or better in English compared with about 46 percent of those tested in the prior school year.