Sentences with phrase «steep declines in enrollment»

Many of the high schools run by Chicago Public Schools have experienced steep declines in enrollment, particularly in the last decade.

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And the steep decline would have been even steeper if these sectarian schools had to rely on their own flock for enrollment: almost 14 percent of Catholic school enrollment is now non-Catholic, up from less than 3 percent in 1970 (see Figure 2).

Citywide, enrollment had begun to stabilize after four decades of steep decline, as more families opted to enroll their children in district schools, including newly expanding charters.

Today, African American and Latino students rarely choose to become teachers; the decline in minority numbers is actually steeper than the general overall decline in education enrollment!

A number of states have seen steep drops in enrollment in teacher preparation programs in recent years, and the declines are particularly stark in California.

The Washington, D.C., school system reported the steepest one - year enrollment decline — from 56,943 in 2006 - 07 to 49,422 in 2007 - 08.

North Carolina's public university system saw a steep enrollment decline in the last four years in undergraduate and graduate teaching programs, amounting to a 27 percent drop from 2010 to 2014.

Of the 100 largest districts in 2008 - 09, only 10 reported enrollment declines from 1988 to 1998, and the steepest enrollment decline over those 10 years was 4.58 percent in Atlanta.

[7] steep enrollment decline in the last four years in undergraduate and graduate teaching programs: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2015/01/27/fewer-education-majors-and-worries-about-where-tomorrows-teachers-will-come-from/#sthash.qohUQ2tW.dpuf

«Without fundamental improvements in school effectiveness, higher concentrations of low - income enrollments have been accompanied by steep declines in achievement,» said Mr. Zavitkovsky.