Sentences with phrase «while graduation rates»

Students with a disability or with limited English proficiency had graduation rates below 80 percent, while the graduation rates of economically disadvantaged, black, Hispanic and American Indian students ranged between 82 and 83 percent.

While graduation rates improved for all student subgroups, large gaps between white students and students statewide of color remain.

And, for a half century, nearly one - third of the nation's high - school students have failed to graduate with their class each year, while graduation rates for black and Hispanic students are even lower.

De Blasio spokesman Dan Levitan wouldn't comment on the possibility of running against Donovan, but cited a record the mayor will run on next year that includes, «crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.»

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

Dan Levitan, spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign, responded with the same statement he gave to The Post: «Under Mayor de Blasio, Crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the City is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve.

Also, while graduation rates have increased among certain groups, others are lagging behind such as English Language Learners (ELL's), whose rates dropped by 5 percent this year.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, crime just hit another all - time low, jobs are at record highs, the city is building and preserving affordable housing at a record pace, while graduation rates and test scores continue to improve,» Levitan said in an emailed statement.

In February 2014, CCSA released a report on Oakland public charter middle and high schools which shows that while the graduation rate at traditional district high schools has remained at 50 %, the average graduation rate at charter schools has increased to 68 %.

The 2015 graduation rate for white students in the Madison Metropolitan School District was about 90 percent, while the graduation rate for black students was 59 percent.

Not exact matches

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program changed the lives of young people who came to the United States illegally as children in incredible ways — boosting high school graduation rates and college enrollment, while slashing teen births by a staggering 45 percent.

The governor says while New York spends more per student than any state in the nation, high school graduation rates ranks at number 38 in the country.

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.

That was the message of Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor Carmen Fariña, while touting the city's improved graduation rate.

He calls the city school system's graduation rate «absolutely pathetic,» while the succession of superintendents underscores continuing problems.

Syracuse public schools had a 61 percent graduation rate in 2016, according to the education department website, while Fayetteville - Manlius had a 95 percent graduation rate and Jamesville - Dewitt had a 90 percent graduation rate.

His higher education policies have included calling for laws to limit the amount of time a student can receive state tuition assistance while in a public university, which he said would increase the rate of graduation in four years.

The mayor said an evaluation system would highlight the «amazing» job that teachers have done to improve graduation rates, adding that a «handful of teachers» could use «remedial work,» while others «can not be in front of our kids.»

Of the region's main three city school districts, Troy topped the list with a 74 percent graduation rate, while Schenectady had a 56 percent rate.

«While the upward trend in New York state's graduation rates continues, there is still much work to do,» Elia said.

While a majority of Capital Region districts surpassed the 78.1 percent statewide graduation rate, six came in under that bar.

While its overall graduation rate increased 6 percentage points to 80 percent last year, it managed to close an achievement gap between white students and everyone else.

While the statewide high school graduation rate last year was 74 percent, only 35 percent of students who began high school in 2007 were considered ready to do entry - level college work four years later.

While states under ESSA need to identify for intervention only the lowest performing 5 percent of schools, high schools with graduation rates under 67 percent, and some unspecified percentage of schools in which at - risk subgroups are underperforming, the National Governors Association reports that «40 percent of all students and 61 percent of students who begin in community colleges enroll in a remedial education course at a cost to states of $ 1 billion a year.»

Its six - year graduation rate is 49 percent and rising while serving a challenging population.

While the scale of the dropout crisis remains troubling, it is worth noting that the majority of the nation's largest cities have seen improvements in their graduation rates over this period and that some of those gains have been substantial.

This high proportion of overseas students on campus also inflates our graduation rates: if international students are excluded, the report says the ratio of students completing tertiary courses drops by a startling 17 percentage points while the rates for first - time shorter and more vocationally oriented rates fall by only 3 percentage points.

While the federal government does not collect data on the graduation rates of students who receive Pell grants, an investigation by the Hechinger Institute suggests that billions of taxpayer dollars are going to students who never earn degrees.

While the achievement gap between white students and their low - income, minority counterparts on tests has received a great deal of attention, the gap in high - school graduation rates is even more critical.

And while U.S. real GDP has nearly quintupled since 1970, education achievement of 17 year - olds and high school graduation rates have remained basically unchanged over the same time period.

And while the applicant pools are fairly similar in terms of gender and race, OMSCS applicants come from colleges «with a higher proportion of low - income students... lower graduation rates, and lower SAT scores.»

Career academies bridge the school - to - job gap, while attendance and graduation rates skyrocket.

Alaska has the highest graduation rate in the country, the Census Bureau report says, while the District of Columbia...

The foundation's goal is ambitious: to improve the national graduation rate to at least 80 percent, from about 65 percent, while increasing the likelihood that all high - school graduates are college - ready.

While Crossing the Finish Line doesn't provide strong evidence on what will work to increase college graduation rates, it points to four areas that will very likely have to be part of the equation:

At the average college or university, only 51 percent of Hispanic students graduate within six years, while the typical six - year graduation rate for white students is 59 percent, says a new report that explores why some schools are more successful than others at graduating Hispanic students.

Numerous randomized - controlled studies have demonstrated that students in choice programs exhibit higher academic performance while additional studies have found higher graduation rates, increased college enrollment, and increased civic - mindedness.

The Virtual Instruction to Accentuate Learning program in Putnam County Schools in Cookeville, Tenn., has used blended learning to improve the district's graduation rate and help hundreds of students gain college credits while in high school.

More than 80 districts including Newark, Orlando, and Los Angeles, have increased their published graduation rates by at least a percentage point in recent years while sending more students to alternative programs, ProPublica has found.

Their bottom line: these tests, by and large, depress high school graduation rates while failing to predict success in college or work.

While other studies have explored the link between the labor market and high school graduation rates, this new research is the first to look at how young people's perceptions of the job market affects the way they study and plan while still in high school — habits that are key for success throughout adultWhile other studies have explored the link between the labor market and high school graduation rates, this new research is the first to look at how young people's perceptions of the job market affects the way they study and plan while still in high school — habits that are key for success throughout adultwhile still in high school — habits that are key for success throughout adulthood.

Four of the schools, which allow students to earn college credits while still in high school, boasted 100 percent graduation rates this past school year, and another three had rates higher than 90 percent.

Expert Offers Ideas on How to Improve U.S. Education Ventura County Star, December 10, 2011 «The decline in graduation rates in the United States comes not because the American education system has lost ground, but because the U.S. has stagnated, while other countries have surged ahead, according to Ronald F. Ferguson... a Harvard University professor and director of the Achievement Gap Initiative.»

Over that period, the report has used a proprietary method for calculating graduation rates known as the Cumulative Promotion Index, or CPI, which I developed in 2003 while working at the Washington - based Urban Institute.

[5] Therefore, similar to the great majority of institutions of higher education in this country, CUNY is continuously trying to find ways to increase graduation rates while simultaneously maintaining or raising standards.

The upshot of this improvement in college readiness is that, upon graduation, while charter and public school students are just as likely to go on to post-secondary education, charter students enroll at four - year colleges at much higher rates.

Orlando is one of 83 school districts, from Newark to Los Angeles, where regular schools increased their graduation rates by at least one percentage point from 2010 to 2014 while sending more students into alternative education, ProPublica's analysis found.

However, credit transfer has become a much - discussed and much - investigated national topic in the drive to increase graduation rates while maintaining or decreasing the cost of higher education for students, institutions, and taxpayers.

While the state - run Recovery School District created in 2003 has its share of critics, credible external evaluation suggest that test scores and graduation rates have indeed improved under the districtwide takeover by charter schools.

While in Washoe County, Martinez improved graduation rates and increased the percentage of students participating in and passing Advanced Placement exams.