Sentences with phrase «track for college»

They represent a benchmark for what an average, well - educated student on track for college should know.

The ACT line of tests is designed to measure whether students are on track for college readiness.

These students accrued debt, but not academic credit, in remedial courses that put them off track for college graduation.

As students moved through the grades, he seemed better able to predict how they would track for college outcomes.

An artificial intelligence program periodically «sifts» each student's cumulating education record to answer such key directional questions as whether the student is on track for college when she completes high school.

(Does anyone really believe that close to two - thirds of Kentucky's kids are on track for college success when the national numbers haven't reached 40 percent?)

Partner universities commit to not only admitting KIPP students, but also providing critical resources once those students are on campus to ensure that the students remain on track for a college degree.

The resources for elementary and middle school students and parents only go so far, saying that kids aren't ready for «further study» or «the next grade level,» not that they aren't on track for college (or for getting out of their parents» basements).

Friedman did not immediately respond to a question about whether that might be confusing to parents of students who score a 3 — to be told on the one hand that their children are on track for college readiness, and on the other hand that they are merely approaching academic expectations.

An artificial intelligence program periodically «sifts» each student's cumulating education record to answer — especially for parents, teachers, and counselors — such key directional questions as whether the student is on track for college when she completes high school.

It has information about what your child is learning, how to plan for next steps with your child and resources to keep your child on track for college and careers.

«As a parent, why wouldn't you want to know how your child is doing and whether or not they are on track for college and career success,» said King.

It's critically important that states tell parents, teachers, and kids the truth about whether individual students are on track for college or career.

Many states have been defining «proficient» at levels dramatically below the bar set by the National Assessment of Educational Progress and, more to the point, below the level that would indicate that kids are on track for college and career.

Furthermore, there is language about «grade - level proficiency,» which is confusing, especially now that «proficient» in most states is really defined as «on track for college and career» — arguably a higher standard than just being on grade level.

Early assessment and intervention are extremely important in helping students get on track for college and career success, particularly in STEM.

To be sure, proficiency rates should be reported publicly, and parents should be told whether their children are on track for college or a well - paying career.

So I think it's critically important — a moral imperative, really — to tell the truth to kids and parents about whether they are on track for college and career success.

Ergo, most kids below the seventieth percentile in math or reading are probably not on track for college or a sustainable, well - paying career.

Bottom line: It's looking as if parents may not actually be told anything explicit as to whether or not their daughters and sons are on track for college and career, at least not until they're in high school (or maybe eighth grade)-- and even then, they're not likely to have this information pushed hard.

What if education officials, worried about backlash, can't bring themselves to say that elementary and middle school pupils are not on track for college?

It simply doesn't work to similarly defame schools that don't get all of their students «on track for college and career.»

But we shouldn't be surprised if, in the early goings, we find that just a third of elementary or middle school students are on track for college.

States that used to claim that 80 or 90 percent of their students were «proficient» will now start to admit that one - third or less are on track for college and career.

Here's what the Common Core is designed to communicate: If your children are meeting the standards, it means they are believed to be on track for college and career readiness by the end of high school

Many states have been defining «proficient» at levels dramatically below the level that would indicate that kids are on track for college and career.

With the transition to the Common Core comes a transition to new assessments that better measure if students are on track for college and career readiness — and while test scores may temporarily drop, educators expect the short - term decline to improve as teachers and students are better equipped to meet the new standards

Just because a student attends an advantaged school does not mean that he or she is automatically on track for college or career.

All that said, I firmly believe that tests are fundamentally necessary and that the new tests aligned with the Common Core State Standards, which are better and fairer than former assessments, are a key tool for educators and parents to ensure their students are on track for college and career.

A higher percentage of students are on track for college and career readiness after using the Achieve3000 platform during the 2016 - 2017 school year.

Obama plans to call for states and districts to provide parents with more meaningful parent report cards to inform parents how their children are performing and whether they are on track for college and careers.

In fact, the Foundation for Excellence in Education is encouraging states to stay the course with percent proficient, arguing that it is an indicator that students will be on track for college or career success.

Determine college readiness: The new ACT Readiness Benchmarks for ACT Aspire are empirically linked to the ACT College Readiness Benchmark scores, which enables educators and parents to identify if students are on track for college and career readiness throughout their educational journey.

Those tests concluded that two thirds of the state's third through eight graders were not adequately prepared to be on track for college or careers in the 21st century.

An April 10, 2013 memo from NJDoE states: ``... the performance reports include robust data on whether students at each school are on track for college and career.

Given that we work with an at - risk population, the CCSS required us to significantly shift our instructional strategies in order to ensure that our students were mastering content and on track for college and career readiness.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. — November 6, 2015 — For the next three years, Achieve3000 and the Rowan - Salisbury School System will work together to accelerate learning and put all students on track for college and career success.

«Our research, based on pre-test and current Lexile scores, demonstrates that more Rowan - Salisbury School System students are on track for college and career readiness after actively participating in Achieve3000 programs during the 2015 - 16 school year,» stated Saki Dodelson, CEO and founder of Achieve3000.

Teachers can better personalize instruction for students, principals can view the academic records of students who move across school districts and parents can determine whether a child is on track for college, to name just a few examples.

The goal of this groundbreaking, long - term partnership, which started in 2015, is to accelerate learning and put all Rowan - Salisbury students on track for college and career success.

If not, it will be decades before some groups of California students are fully meeting standards and on track for college, careers, and life.

These improvements mean more students are on track for college and career readiness and should be celebrated.

«This great growth in their ELA scores indicates that more Molo Middle School students are getting on track for college and career readiness after working with Achieve3000,» stated Saki Dodelson, CEO and founder of Achieve3000.

This amendment seeks to promote and strengthen meaningful family engagement policies and programs at the national, state, and local levels to ensure that all students are on track for college and careers.

The goal of this long - term partnership, which started in late October 2015, is to accelerate learning and put Ray D. Molo Middle School students on track for college and career success.

Our educational hedgehog is to make sure that every student is on track for college and career when they graduate.