Sentences with phrase «to improve high school graduation rates»

Today's research shows that, especially for urban minority students, charter schools and voucher programs improve high school graduation rates and college enrollment.

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It's one thing to tout improved high school graduation rates, but are those students equipped to engage in post-secondary content and higher - order thinking?

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The biggest takeaway is that each state must establish a long - term goal for all students and each subgroup of students for improved high school graduation rates including the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and at the state's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate.

Clemson, S.C. (October 10, 2016)-- The National Dropout Prevention Center / Network (NDPC / N) and the Moriah Group, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), announce the release of an issue brief examining trends and findings related to improving high school graduation rates among males of color.

UNITE - LA understands the importance of investment in early learning, birth through five years old, and its effectiveness in improving high school graduation rates and college attendance, in addition to increasing safety, decreasing crime and building a stronger economy and middle class.

While Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio has yet to name his Schools Chancellor, Mayor Bloomberg wasted no time in revealing improved high school graduation rates.

The program is not associated with improved high school graduation rates or increases in the number of students taking college entrance exams, suggesting that the APIP improves the outcomes of high - achieving students rather than those students who may not have graduated from high school or even applied to college.

Clemson, S.C. (October 20, 2017)-- The National Dropout Prevention Center / Network (NDPC / N) announces the release of four position papers examining trends and findings regarding improving high school graduation rates.

It's one thing to tout improved high school graduation rates, but are those students equipped to engage in post-secondary content and higher order thinking?

The goal of the intervention is to improve high school graduation rates among participating youths by improving their academic achievement, social — emotional skills, school attachment, and relationships with other students across grades.

Still, there are a handful of examples of school choice programs that diminished achievement but improved high school graduation rates, including the Milwaukee voucher program and a set of Texas charter schools.

Federal funding must be attached to firm, ambitious, and unequivocal demands for higher achievement, improved high school graduation rates, and progress in closing both achievement and opportunity gaps.

We firmly believe — and an ever - growing number of organizations and leaders across all sectors agree — that Linked Learning is the best approach to improving high school graduation rates and increasing successful transitions to a full range of postsecondary education opportunities, particularly for low - income and disadvantaged youth.

Sixty - two years after the landmark Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision that desegregated America's public schools, the education system is still struggling with a number of issues in classrooms, including segregation, the opportunity and achievement gaps, school funding discrepancies, improving high school graduation rates, and college enrollment and persistence.

All fifty states have signed the contract, pledging to implement a comprehensive set of data collection and reporting policies that aim to improve high school graduation rates.

Through support from the GradNation State Activation initiative, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), led by its Office of College and Career Readiness, will create a state - level coalition of up to 10 school districts to improve high school graduation rates for FLNE students.

Improving High School Graduation Rates for Students Experiencing Homelessness Monday, April 16, 2018, 2:00 — 3:15 PM EDT

Topics include improving high school graduation rates for students experiencing homelessness; tips and strategies for school counseling staff; partnering with housing authorities; and child care for families experiencing homelessness.