There's James Heckman, a Nobel Prize - winning economist at the University of Chicago, who found in the late 1990s that students
who earned high school diplomas through the General Educational Development program, widely known as the GED, had the same future prospects as high school dropouts, a discovery that led him to conclude that there were qualities beyond courses and grades that made a big difference in students» success.
He was introduced by a recent college graduate from Jacksonville, Fla.,
who earned her high school diploma from a Christian school using a voucher.
«No state can now claim that every student
who earns a high school diploma is prepared academically for postsecondary education and work.
In moving towards every K - 12 educator's shared goal of ensuring that students
who earn a high school diploma are truly prepared for college and careers, the Secretary suggested that one of the practical steps state educational leaders can take is to revisit their teacher evaluation process.
In moving towards every K - 12 educator's shared goal of ensuring that students
who earn a high school diploma are truly prepared for college and careers, the Secretary of Education suggested that one of the practical steps state educational leaders can take is to revisit their teacher evaluation process.
For our study, we considered the percentage of people in each city
who earned a high school diploma or higher.
To measure each city's educational attainment level, we looked at the percentage of people in each city
who earned a high school diploma or higher.
Not exact matches
Florida
high school students
who can't pass the two state tests needed for graduation could find it harder to
earn a
diploma starting next year, as the state moves to change what other exams — and scores — can be used in their place.
At 10 a.m., Rep. Grace Meng keynotes celebration for 76 adults
who have
earned their
high school diplomas at Queens Library, and Queens College Library President Dr Matos Rodrigues also speaks, Queens Library at Flushing, 41 - 17 Main St., Queens.
The Buffalo public
school district's adult education division, in cooperation with the South Buffalo Education Center, has moved a program into South Park High School where those who did not earn a high school diploma can now
school district's adult education division, in cooperation with the South Buffalo Education Center, has moved a program into South Park
High School where those who did not earn a high school diploma can now do
High School where those who did not earn a high school diploma can now
School where those
who did not
earn a
high school diploma can now do
high school diploma can now
school diploma can now do so.
Also at 10 a.m., Manhattan BP Gale Brewer delivers a keynote address during CUNY's 12th annual «Peter Jennings Scholarship Laurel Award Ceremony» to award $ 1,000 scholarships to 11 people
who earned high school equivalency
diplomas; TV studio, The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.
Many
who passed through
earned a
high school diploma, and in many cases gained U.S. citizenship.
As you already know, the DREAM Act has been designed to help the children of undocumented parents, and undocumented students
who already have
earned their
high school diploma or GED to receive financial assistance for college.
Less than 40 of teenage girls
who have a child before age 18
earn a
high school diploma by.
A recent investigation revealed that several
high schools in Washington, D.C., skirted district rules to graduate large numbers of their students
who didn't meet the standards for
earning diplomas.
A federal judge this month refused to delay enforcement of his previous ruling that students
who are still learning English can
earn a
high school diploma even if they have not passed the state's
high school exit exam.
The U.S. Army hopes to recruit as many as 6,000 dropouts
who would
earn high -
school - equivalency
diplomas during their time in the military, under a three - year pilot program announced this month.
Controlling for key student characteristics (including demographics, prior test scores, and the prior choice to enroll in a charter middle
school), students
who attend a charter
high school are 7 to 15 percentage points more likely to
earn a standard
diploma than students
who attend a traditional public
high school.
In Chicago, students
who attended a charter
high school were 7 percentage points more likely to
earn a regular
high school diploma than their counterparts with similar characteristics
who attended a traditional public
high school.
But only two were of programs that districts could use as interventions for struggling
high schools: a study of the Early College
high school program, which provides students the opportunity to simultaneously pursue a
high school diploma and
earn college credits, and a study of the Check and Connect program, which pairs at - risk students with an adult advocate
who monitors their progress and intervenes as needed.
Alarmed by the
high dropout and failure rates for college students
who start out in remedial classes, Florida lawmakers voted last year to make such courses, and even the related placement tests, optional for anyone
who...
earned a [
high school]
diploma....
It's amazing, Wiener says, considering that many of the mothers of Crossroads students were teen mothers
who did not
earn high school diplomas.
25 percent: That is the alarmingly large number of American
high school students
who quit before
earning their
diplomas.
For someone
who started college but didn't graduate, the number dropped to about $ 33,000; someone with just a
high school diploma earned about $ 27,000.
Drawing on an expanding universe of academic and nonacademic data,
school administrators across the nation are crafting tactics they hope will raise the number of
high school students
who earn diplomas on graduation day.
These five
schools have made great gains in keeping students
who needed extra time and seeing them through to
earning a
high school diploma.
students
who transfer to an approved alternative
high school equivalency preparation program or
high school equivalency preparation program approved pursuant to section 100.7 of this Part, but leave that program before the end of the third
school year after the
school year in which they first entered grade 9 without having
earned a
high school equivalency
diploma or without entering a program leading to a
high school diploma; and
The education news site GothamSchools (now Chalkbeat New York) reported on a guidance counselor at New York's A. Philip Randolph
High School, for example,
who said she was instructed to enroll dozens of failing students in credit - recovery classes solely so they could
earn their
diplomas.
The U.S. Department of Education's recent regulations setting a standard calculation for
high school graduation rates appear to have pleased disability - group advocates,
who were concerned that a loose standard could mean fewer opportunities for students with disabilities to
earn a regular
diploma.
More Than a Statistic: Faces of the Local
Diploma On October 28th, 2010, Advocates for Children of New York released a briefing paper which profiles nine young adults who were able to earn their high school diploma only because the local diploma, which the state is phasing out, e
Diploma On October 28th, 2010, Advocates for Children of New York released a briefing paper which profiles nine young adults
who were able to
earn their
high school diploma only because the local diploma, which the state is phasing out, e
diploma only because the local
diploma, which the state is phasing out, e
diploma, which the state is phasing out, existed.
The Institute, a partnership between the Bush Institute and the University of Texas» Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, deploys these resources to help
schools increase the number of students
who are prepared to enter
high school and
earn a
diploma ready for college and the workforce.
For poor and minority students, risks are
higher: 26 percent of those
who face the «double jeopardy» of poverty and low reading proficiency fail to
earn high school diplomas, and Hispanic and African American children
who lack proficiency by third grade are twice as likely to drop out of
school as their white counterparts.
Furthermore, students
who did not complete more - advanced math courses such as algebra or calculus were much more likely to drop out of
high school or fail to
earn a
high school diploma.
This sixth annual update on America's
high school dropout challenge shows that these gains have been made possible by raising graduation rates for students
who have traditionally struggled to
earn a
high school diploma, and focuses on the student subgroups and geographic areas that both contribute to this progress and are key to driving toward the 90 percent goal.
Some people
who failed the state's standardized test to
earn a
high school diploma are getting a second chance to get one.
Of those
who do graduate from
high school, only two of five Texas students
earn a recommended curriculum
diploma; yet only one in three Hispanic students
earn this preferred
high school credential.
Adults under 21 years old
who want to finish
high school online are helped by fully accredited teachers and can
earn a competency - based
high school diploma more easily than through a traditional
school.
High school students
who stayed during the
school phase - out had an 11 % rise in graduation rates and a 23 % bump amongst their peers
earning a Regents
diploma.
For the Class of 2015, there were 133 students
who earned a
High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) and 105 who earned another completion credential during the four years since they entered high sch
High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) and 105 who earned another completion credential during the four years since they entered high s
School Equivalency
Diploma (HSED) and 105
who earned another completion credential during the four years since they entered
high sch
high schoolschool.
Teen mothers
who want to
earn a
high school diploma also can attend Roberts High School, Salem's other alternative sch
high school diploma also can attend Roberts High School, Salem's other alternative s
school diploma also can attend Roberts
High School, Salem's other alternative sch
High School, Salem's other alternative s
School, Salem's other alternative
schoolschool.
SIATech North County Independent Study is a charter
high school for students ages 16 - 24 years old
who want to
earn a
high school diploma.
Last year, 21st Century Charter
School in Gary, Indiana became the first high school to graduate a student (Raven Osborne pictured with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos) who earned her bachelor degree while in high school and before earning her high school di
School in Gary, Indiana became the first
high school to graduate a student (Raven Osborne pictured with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos) who earned her bachelor degree while in high school and before earning her high school di
school to graduate a student (Raven Osborne pictured with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos)
who earned her bachelor degree while in
high school and before earning her high school di
school and before
earning her
high school di
school diploma.
Gary Middle College opened its doors Monday night to 175 students
who want to
earn a
high school diploma.
Students
who fail to reach this critical milestone often falter in the later grades and drop out before
earning a
high school diploma.
We'll explore
who these students are and what they need from
schools — inside and outside of the classroom — to succeed on the path to learning English and
earning a
high school diploma.
High school graduates earn between 50 percent and 100 percent more over their lifetimes than those who do not earn a high school dipl
High school graduates
earn between 50 percent and 100 percent more over their lifetimes than those
who do not
earn a
high school dipl
high school diploma.
CTE students
who participated in dual enrollment were 1 percent more likely than their peers to
earn a
high school diploma.
Fewer than half of the students
who enroll in the online
high schools earn diplomas, and almost none of them are qualified to attend the state's public universities.
The Bridgescape Learning Academy of Dayton, located at 3237 W. Siebenthaler Avenue, will provide an effective and personalized educational option for those students
who want to
earn a standard
high school diploma.
North Carolina, like many states, sets aside additional money for poor districts and disadvantaged students — that is, kids
who come from a single - parent family, low - income family, or have at least one parent
who did not
earn a
high school diploma.