Sentences with phrase «to increase high school graduation rates»

But credit recovery is an essential part of efforts to increase high school graduation rates in urban, suburban and rural schools nationwide.

Further analysis shows that expanding preschool would increase the high school graduation rate from 70 percent to 81 percent.

Does charter attendance also increase 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.

Before joining College Success Arizona in 2015, Barbra spent several years working with an educational nonprofit focused on increasing high school graduation rates for economically disadvantaged students.

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.

In their review of the research on preschool models in California and elsewhere, the authors found that one preschool program increased high school graduation rates by 11 percent, and another by 19 percent.

For instance, evaluations of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program found that while students who received vouchers experienced small or no test score gains relative to their counterparts in district schools, the programs significantly increased high school graduation rates among students who used vouchers.

Evidence from the study suggests that at - risk youth who have college educated mentors displayed increased high school graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and higher college enrollment rates when compared to non-mentored youth.

This was not without controversy, but research has shown that the program «markedly increased high school graduation rates for large numbers of disadvantaged students of color» as more students earned the rigorous Regents diploma.

Our study of the OSP pilot program from 2004 to 2010 provided conclusive evidence that the OSP increased high school graduation rates.

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.»

We should celebrate increased high school graduation rates only to the extent that schools equip students with capabilities.

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Improving Graduation Rates for Massachusetts Students Whose First Language Is Not English In recent years, Massachusetts has made progress increasing its high school graduation rate from just below 80 percent to 86 percent.

The Online Community is just one tool in our effort to support a broader learning community around increasing high school graduation rates.

D.C. has recently set new targets to further increase its high school graduation rates.

Research has consistently demonstrated vouchers and school choice increase high school graduation rates, college attendance rates, achievement test scores, parental satisfaction, school safety and discipline, tolerance of other cultures, racial integration, and civic engagement.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WPDI) indicates on its website that Wisconsin hopes to increase its high school graduation rate from 85.7 % to 92 % by 2017.

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.

A 2008 report by researchers at the University of California at Santa Cruz stated, «Home computers may increase high school graduation rates by reducing nonproductive activities, such as truancy and crime, among children in addition to making it easier to complete school assignments.»

Involvement has been shown to increase grades, leads to more consistent homework completion, improve student behavior at school, increase high school graduation rates, reduce school drop - out rates, increase college attendance, and lower rates of experimentation with tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs.

But he touted accomplishments in his first term such as universal prekindergarten, his affordable housing plan — which he recently announced is ahead of schedule — increased high school graduation rates, overall crime being down and a drop in the use of the stop and frisk policing method are rooted in maintaining the city's nature.

The mayor and the borough president also focused on the borough's falling crime and unemployment rates and its increasing high school graduation rate.

Our key finding is that increased per - pupil spending, induced by court - ordered SFRs, increased high school graduation rates, educational attainment, earnings, and family incomes for children who attended school after these reforms were implemented in affected districts.

It would increase high school graduation rates by 11.6 percentage points for poor children and 6 percentage points for non-poor children; 3.

Appalachia has some of the worst rural poverty in our nation, but schools are creating new strategies to improve access to mentors, tackling summer learning loss and increase high school graduation rates.

«Despite the rising presence of online credit recovery programs, there exists scant evidence as to their effectiveness in increasing high school graduation rates, or their impact on other outcomes of interest,» notes Ly Le on the blog of the Albert Shanker Institute.

During this time, KPS has improved student achievement in all areas; doubled the number of students taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses and almost tripled the number of AP courses that students take; increased high school graduation rates; grown by more than 1,300 students (roughly 13 percent); added a dual language elementary school, an alternative middle school, a comprehensive middle school, and an alternative high school program; and built three schools.

Involvement has been shown to increase grades, leads to more consistent homework completion, improve student behavior at school, increase high school graduation rates, reduce school drop - out rates, increase college attendance, and lower rates of experimentation with tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs.

The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates.

Redesigning the ninth - grade experience: Reduce failure, improve achievement and increase high school graduation rates.

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

Impressively under his leadership, the district has increased its high school graduation rate by 25 %, and over the last two years, his school district has received 49 Magnet Schools of America national merit awards.

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.

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.

It looks like a very rational but dishonest response to accountability systems that are now holding schools and districts accountable for increasing their high school graduation rates.»

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.

The GradNation Community Summits will accelerate progress towards reaching the GradNation campaign goals by fueling collaborative action to increase high school graduation rates.

«We as a nation need to increase our high school graduation rates and to make this happen, we need the best ideas from education, the military and industry,» said NASBE Executive Director Brenda Welburn.

Mayor Karl Dean launched NAZA in 2010 to provide an afterschool system for middle school youth as part of a strategy to increase the high school graduation rate.

She has developed numerous partnerships between public schools, non-profits, higher education institutions, businesses, foundations, and industry in order to bolster student achievement and success that increased participation in after school programs, increased high school graduation rates, college enrollment rates, access to and achievement in advanced and rigorous coursework for historically underserved youth.