Sentences with phrase «student attending»

About 75 percent of urban high school students attended schools of that size.

Almost 83 percent of students attend schools in districts spending at least the national average.

It also seemed to point out that only a small fraction of the city's public school students attend charter schools, and said its main focus was on improving opportunities for all children.

Though some of her estimates were null, she found positive test score effects for students attending public schools facing the strongest voucher competition.

In another change, the state will reduce scholarships for students attending private colleges starting in the 2013 - 14 academic year.

The majority of students attending college need the assistance of long - term financing through federal or private student loans or a combination of the two.

That finding is reinforced by reviewing the academic achievement of students attending private schools on government provided tuition vouchers: no clear - cut advantage appears for those students.

The grants were available only for students attending classes in the fall and the spring.

The performance of black low - income students attending charter schools in large cities is particularly striking.

The school's academic year exceeds the typical 180 school days, with students attending for at least 190 days.

Serving as the advocacy organization that builds the policy environment needed to grow as quickly as possible the number of students attending high quality charter public schools.

For example, black students in poverty gain approximately 29 more days of learning in reading and 22 more days in mathematics than impoverished black students attending traditional schools.

As more students attend college, they're taking out more loans — and bigger loans, too.

This is validated in secondary grades where students attend multiple classes taught by teachers with contrasting affective styles.

However, there are few school boundaries in which most students attend public charter schools — no school boundary neighborhood has a public charter school participation rate higher than 64 percent.

The charters would take the same state accountability tests, follow the same health, safety, financial and transparency laws, and give priority to low income students attending low achieving schools.

Today, 90 % of American students attend public schools, a slightly higher share than the 88 % who did so from the 1950s through the 1970s.

In the nation's 40 largest school districts, one in three white students attends private school (the number is one in ten for black students).

He called out federal spending for foreign students attending community colleges.

Whether students attend traditional schools or charter schools, the costs are the same.

However, there is more to school quality than whether students attend class and more to learning than being present.

Last year, 27 percent of students attending voucher schools passed state reading tests, compared to 26 percent at district schools and just over a third at charter schools.

I give because I know my donation may also help students attend who may not have this opportunity otherwise.

How will combined summer schools be reported when students attend from multiple school districts?

The report's most contentious finding was that minority students attending Catholic schools had higher levels of achievement than those in public schools.

For all these reasons, research has found that the extent to which students attend schools with other students from low - income families is one of the strongest predictors of their achievement.

The increases were driven mostly by students attending two - year institutions, which is not surprising as two - year institutions allow more flexibility in start times.

At least 80 percent of kindergarten students attend full - day in nearly half the states.

But only a few percent of the nation's students attend such schools.

And colleges must match the amount the student receives from the state and agree to freeze tuition for the time an eligible student attends the college.

In some cases, these special education students attend regular classes, and teacher assistants help them understand the material and adapt the information to their learning style.

Most law students attend law school with their eye on getting a decent - paying, satisfying legal job.

The most dramatic effect was measured in students attending middle schools; they were more likely to have a negative view of their reading skills and interest levels.

Award expansion grants to high - quality charters to expand their capacity to serve students attending eligible schools.

Students attend online school in an online classroom with online peers.

Poor Hispanic students attending charter schools did especially well, while the impact for black, white and Asian students was small.

The state has a lower percentage of students attending small schools than most other states.

There are 1.1 million fewer students attending these schools in 2011 than in 2002.

In 2007, 64 percent of African American and 63 percent of Latino students attended high - poverty schools.

That state recently allowed students attending schools that receive a C, D or F rating on their report cards to receive public funds to attend private schools.

Behavioral expectations of professionals and maturity are strictly enforced because students attend classes on business property are surrounded by business professionals every day.

The second type of effort is directed at drastically altering the character of the schools disadvantaged students attend.

These organizations support students attending many different institutions, helping us to spread our message widely and expand the reach of our scholarship funds.

Poor students attending rural schools face fewer opportunities as well.

With attracting students I saw some districts take the approach that they just needed to keep doing more of the same to ensure students attended local schools.

Students attended seminars on education, finances and much more.

Most research on the impact of private schools attempts to control for differences in family income and other background characteristics among students attending public and private schools.