Sentences with phrase «year graduation rate in»

New state figures show the four year graduation rate in Rochester schools was up slightly last year, but not enough to please one district leader.

Large achievement gaps persist in the city's schools: The four - year graduation rate in 2012 for African - American students was 53 percent, compared with 78 percent for both white and Asian students.

The five year graduation rate in high poverty schools was 78.8 % «five - year» graduation rate versus 43.2 % without a certified teacher - librarian.

New state figures show the four year graduation rate in Rochester schools was up slightly last year, but not enough to please one district leader.

The desire for social justice characterizes Connecticut College, which U.S. News & World Report showcases as an educational institution with one of the best four - year graduation rates in the region (84 %), a high percentage of women at the college, and the ease of financial ability to live on campus.

According to CAP's analysis of first - round ESSA plans, 13 out of the 16 states will use extended - year graduation rates in their high school accountability systems.

Not exact matches

In 2010, Washington Monthly ranked the school 13th on a list of the 50 four - year colleges with the lowest graduation rates, a «dropout factory.»

I admire the way that KIPP has been so candid as an institution in the last couple of years about their disappointing college - graduation rates.

(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.)

Say Yes is expected to announce a new initiative with America's Promise Alliance, another nonprofit seeking to boost graduation rates in the U.S. where 83 percent of students finished high school in four years in 2015, up from 79 percent in 2011.

The high school graduation rate in New York State barely budged last year, inching up just half a percentage point, according to data released by the state Education Department.

Although Syracuse graduation rates have increased in recent years due to successful career and technical education initiatives, there's still room for improvement.

Graduation rates reached 60 percent last year for the first time in 10 years.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse City School District's June graduation rate exceeded 60 percent last year, for the first time in 10 years.

Earlier this year, Mayor Bill de Blasio hailed the fact that high school graduation rates ticked up two percentage points, but this data point obscures the fact that college readiness in NYC high schools lags far behind graduation rates.

The state's high - school graduation rate continued to inch up in 2015, marking a slight increase for the third consecutive year.

Buffalo has strived to make improvements in its school district, boosting its graduation rate from 48 percent to 64 percent in recent years.

The city has also seen an increase in high school graduation rates, two successive rent freezes and more than 350,000 jobs in the last four years.

- Committing over $ 1.3 million to Say Yes Buffalo, which in turn has helped city schools achieve the highest graduation rate in several years.

The SCSD graduation rate hit 60 percent in 2016 for the first time in the last 10 years.

The graduation rate for the Syracuse City School District hit 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, the highest it has been in eight years, according to the state Education Department's website.

White calls this one of the «bold ideas» he wants the board to consider in 2016 after the district has struggled for years with low test scores and 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.

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 state also began tracking the graduation rate for students who graduate in August after their fourth year of high school in 2008.

«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.

The graduation rate for the Syracuse City School District reached 55 percent for the 2014 - 15 school year, the highest it has been in eight years, per the State Education Department's website.

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.

In deflecting this pitiful performance — the third lowest in Westchester County — the district likes to site the 5 year graduation rate and the 6 year graduation ratIn deflecting this pitiful performance — the third lowest in Westchester County — the district likes to site the 5 year graduation rate and the 6 year graduation ratin Westchester County — the district likes to site the 5 year graduation rate and the 6 year graduation rate.

Automotive had a 63 percent graduation rate in 2011, the first of three years the state counted.

THE BRONX — The city's graduation rate has hit an all - time high with 72.6 percent of students graduating in four years compared to 70.5 percent last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said Friday.

And during his eight years as deputy superintendent and then superintendent for the San Francisco Unified School District, Carranza raised graduation rates for African - American students by 13.9 percentage points and for Hispanic students by 15.4 percentage points — faster than the overall growth rates in California as a whole.

«Here we are, poverty's going up, the graduation rate is stagnant or going down, businesses are fleeing, the state of New York in the past six years lost 857,000.»

The graduation rate in the Syracuse City School District continues to be one of the worst in the state, with less than half the students getting their diplomas after four years of school.

Last year, the district - wide graduation rate rose above 50 percent for the first time in several years, drop - out rates have been falling and schools days have already been extended through the Say Yes to Education program.

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.

If we had an 85 percent graduation rate and we were inching up toward 90 percent, if we didn't have the worst SAT scores among 50 upstate school districts, if we didn't have a Syracuse Teachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that category.

In this case, failing means student test scores are in the bottom 5 percent, test scores are getting worse instead of better, or the schools» graduation rates are below 60 percent for three consecutive yearIn this case, failing means student test scores are in the bottom 5 percent, test scores are getting worse instead of better, or the schools» graduation rates are below 60 percent for three consecutive yearin the bottom 5 percent, test scores are getting worse instead of better, or the schools» graduation rates are below 60 percent for three consecutive years.

«Our city had a record homicide rate last year, our schools graduation rates are abysmal, and in an environment like this we can not create jobs,» she said.

Even as the Regents raised the standards for high school graduation, the four - year graduation rate rose, to 78.1 percent last year from 71.8 percent in 2009.

Ryan says the option of a CTE diploma would boost graduation rates for students who aren't interested in pursuing a four - year college degree and allow them to enter the workforce right out of high school.

«It's a bittersweet situation, I think we have a person that has poured themselves into the Syracuse City School District over the last five years and have helped us move forward in terms of improving graduation rates, decreasing drop - out rates and getting our schools off the receivership list,» Dorsey said.

«A few years in, we are close to fulfilling that commitment, budgeting to invest $ 142M by 2020 on new programming that will help increase graduation rates and make CUNY more accessible for all.»

Graduation rates in New York City's public schools have risen 27 % during the past 5 years, Bloomberg said during his speech.

He pointed to a five - year graduation rate that has increased from the high 50s to nearly 74 %, to the fact that there's been a doubling share of Newark's African - American students who exceed the New Jersey average on state assessments, and that Newark is now outperforming 80 % of 37 demographically similar systems in the state (after lagging behind all but a handful of them in 2010).

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.»

Principals, on the other hand, are eligible for bonuses of up to $ 30,000 a year, based in part on their schools» graduation rates.

Achievement; growth; social studies in certain grades; growth of students; on - track high school graduation for 9th graders; progress in English - language proficiency; four -, five -, and six - year cohort graduation rates

Achievement; growth; four - and six - year graduation rates; progress in English - language proficiency, English language proficiency in schools with sufficient numbers of ELLs

A new analysis from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center finds that the graduation rate for America's public schools stands just shy of 75 percent for the class of 2010, the most recent year for which data are available.