Sentences with phrase «year graduation rate at»

At 69 percent, the four - year graduation rate at BGS has matched that for the city overall — 70 percent — and outperformed schools with a similar demographic of students.

The six - year graduation rate at UMass - Amherst for the students who began in the fall of 1998 was 62 percent.

That increase was based partly on rising test scores and partly on the four - year graduation rates at the school, which takes into account not only current students, but also both students who attended Cohen in the past and tranferred to other schools, and those who have transferred into Cohen partway through their high - school careers.

Not exact matches

At the time, the best measure was the graduation rate calculated under the federally mandated methodology that was based on a six - year window and did not take transfers into account.

(By definition, the recent middle - school project I write about in the book can't possibly be responsible for any recent change in college - graduation rates; the kids receiving character growth cards at KIPP Infinity are many years away from college.)

Miner announced Wednesday that the speech will take place at the Southwest Community Center at 401 South Ave.. At last year's event, Miner discussed infrastructure changes, new police satellite buildings and high school graduation rateat the Southwest Community Center at 401 South Ave.. At last year's event, Miner discussed infrastructure changes, new police satellite buildings and high school graduation rateat 401 South Ave.. At last year's event, Miner discussed infrastructure changes, new police satellite buildings and high school graduation rateAt last year's event, Miner discussed infrastructure changes, new police satellite buildings and high school graduation rates.

Graduation rate in the Syracuse City School District was at 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, falling short of city officials» goal of 60 percent.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, graduation rates are at record highs, test scores are up, universal pre-kindergarten is available to every 4 - year - old, and advanced - placement and computer - science courses are becoming available to all students.

«Since mayoral control of education came in, the graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years,» de Blasio said at a news conference in Albany.

Speaking to congregants at Wayside Baptist Church in Brooklyn, de Blasio said mayoral control had given his administration the ability to launch the city's Universal Pre-K program, and played a role in driving up high school graduation rates over the past 15 years.

A spokesman for de Blasio's campaign said: «Under three years of Mayor de Blasio's leadership, crime is at record low levels, jobs are at record highs, graduation rates are up and New York City is building more affordable housing than ever before.

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.»

Four years ago, GSU had achievement gaps similar to other urban universities with low - income students, with graduation rates about 10 % lower for «at risk» students.

A 2011 report issued by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Status of the Geoscience Workforce, argued that based on graduation rates of geoscience graduate students (approximately 1500 per year) and job - growth numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a U.S. workforce «shortfall» estimated at 30,000 geoscientists by 2018.

Students who begin their postsecondary education at a community college and successfully transfer to a four - year college have BA graduation rates equal to similar students who begin at four - year colleges, according to new research published today.

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2014 ─ Students who begin their postsecondary education at a community college and successfully transfer to a four - year college have BA graduation rates equal to similar students who begin at four - year colleges, according to new research published today.

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.»

U.S. graduation rates reported by the federal government in December showed U.S. students are graduating at record numbers for the fifth year in a row, with improvements for students of different racial and language backgrounds, as well as those in poverty or with disabilities.

Getting admitted to a four - year college is a graduation requirement at YES Prep, which, like KIPP, has been admirably transparent about its college - completion rate, currently at 41 percent within six years.

• Among African Americans, 26 % of those in the control group attended college full - time at some point within three years of expected high school graduation; among those in the treatment group, the voucher offer increased this rate by 7 percentage points, a 25 % increment.

Performance in English / language arts, math, science, social studies (at the high school level); student growth; four - five - and six - year graduation rates.

In 2006, a U.S. Department of Education report noted that black graduates were more likely to take on student debt, and in 2007, an Education Sector analysis of the same data found that black graduates from the 1992 - 93 cohort defaulted at a rate five times higher than that of white or Asian students in the 10 years after graduation (Hispanic / Latino graduates showed a similar, but somewhat smaller disparity).

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 studentAt 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 studentat graduating Hispanic students.

We included administrative data from teacher, parent, and student ratings of local schools; we considered the potential relationship between vote share and test - score changes over the previous two or three years; we examined the deviation of precinct test scores from district means; we looked at changes in the percentage of students who received failing scores on the PACT; we evaluated the relationship between vote share and the percentage change in the percentile scores rather than the raw percentile point changes; and we turned to alternative measures of student achievement, such as SAT scores, exit exams, and graduation rates.

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.

It looked at the effects on student achievement and high school graduation rates three years later.

A new analysis of high school completion from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center finds that the graduation rate for America's public schools stands at 73.4 percent for the class of 2009, the most recent year for which data are available.

Dr. Weast led Montgomery County Public Schools — 16th largest school district in the nation — to achieve both the highest graduation rate among the nation's largest school districts for four consecutive years and the highest academic performance ever in MCPS at a time when the non-English-speaking student population more than doubled and enrollment tipped toward low socioeconomic demographics.

The fact that Milwaukee voucher students advanced through their college years at better rates than the comparison group indicates that their higher high - school graduation rate was not driven by possibly - lower diploma standards in the private - school sector.

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.

Under Dr. Avossa's four years at the helm, Fulton County Schools achieved dramatic academic gains, earning the district the highest graduation rate of Georgia's large school systems.

Identification of, and comprehensive, evidence - based intervention in, the lowest - performing five percent of title I schools, all public high schools with a graduation rate below 67 percent, and public schools in which one or more subgroups of students are performing at a level similar to the performance of the lowest - performing five percent of title I schools and have not improved after receiving targeted interventions for a State - determined number of years; and

Annually measures, for all students and separately for each subgroup of students, the following indicators: Academic achievement (which, for high schools, may include a measure of student growth, at the State's discretion); for elementary and middle schools, a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student success; and

For purposes of determining adequate yearly progress on the indicator set forth at subparagraph (15)(iv) of this subdivision, the graduation rate cohort for each public school, school district, and charter school for each school year from 2002 - 03 through 2006 - 2007 shall consist of all members of the school or district high school cohort, as defined in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, for the previous school year plus any students excluded from that cohort solely because they transferred to an approved alternative high school equivalency or high school equivalency preparation program.

California will continue to land at the very bottom of every measure of how well we're preparing our students for the future — graduation rates, social and emotional wellbeing, math and reading achievement — unless we make serious changes to ensure every student has a great teacher, in every subject, every year.

A majority of St. Louis Public Schools students scored below proficient in math and English, but higher scores in the attendance and graduation - rate categories made up for poor results in academic achievement, Emily Stahly, a research assistant at the Show - Me Institute, found in an analysis earlier this year.

Findings: New York, NY — African American and Hispanic students offered vouchers to attend private elementary schools in 1997 attended college within five years of expected high school graduation at a rate 4 percentage points higher than the control group and obtained a bachelor's degree at a rate 2.7 percentage points higher than the control group's rate (11.7 percent vs. 9.0 percent, respectively).

The City University of New York's comprehensive ASAP program nearly doubles the three - year graduation rate for developmental education students in community college — at a lower cost - per - degree than regular services.

That debate often overlooks the considerable progress since then: a record - high national high school graduation rate for 2014 - 2015, above 83 percent, and double the number of students performing at grade level in reading and math, compared with 20 years ago.

the graduation rate cohort for each public school district shall consist of those students who first enrolled in grade 9 anywhere three school years previously or, if an ungraded student with a disability, first attained the age of 17 three school years previously, and who have spent at least five consecutive months, not including July and August, in the district since first entering grade 9 and whose last enrollment in the district did not end because of transfer to another district, death, court - ordered transfer, or leaving the United States.

The impact from all these changes: That 31 percent graduation rate at the six - year mark now stands at 38 percent.

At the high school level, other indicators such as four - year graduation rates and success in college - and career - ready coursework, including Advanced Placement, IB, or industry certification classes, should be added.

Tanya Roane, principal at Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus, where graduation rates increased last year.

Selection is based on several factors including demonstrating four years of: growth on state assessments; progressive graduation rates and ACT / SAT scores; student recommit rate at 95 percent; and staff retention rate of 85 percent.

Evaluations should be based on at least a few years» scores.The district also must find a fair way of evaluating teachers whose students don't take the annual tests and should look at multiple ways of measuring achievement, including student portfolios and graduation rates.

Summary: A new study looking at the costs associated with suspending students in California finds that taxpayers are on the hook for billions of dollars each year due to the impact of suspensions, which can lower the high school graduation rate.

The graduation rate of English Language Learners, for example, which was at 34.8 percent in 2012, increased this year from 57.9 to 63.8 percent.

For fifty years, the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) has been at the forefront in helping urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based school programs to support students who live in poverty or other circumstances that create serious obstacles to learning.

For example, schools will have to show that there's «clear and rigorous process for providing interventions and supports for low - achieving students in those schools» when one or more at - risk group is missing achievement goals or graduation rate targets over a number of years.

But earlier this year, researchers at UC Berkeley and the Learning Policy Institute released a study attributing higher graduation rates and higher math scores to the distribution of additional revenue under the formula.