Over the next 10 years, the public schools in Texas are projected to gain 219,000 students, an increase of 5.4percentt; California is expected to add 278,000 students, an increase of 4.6percentt.
These demands included increased recruitment of black students, an increase in black faculty, and the creation of an African-American-studies major.
"There's been an increase in terms of the expectations of students, an increase in the numbers of college-bound students," said Joseph Elettotto, a guidance counselor at Ardsley High School.
As part of that total, the district would receive about $250,000 more for 190 special education students, an increase partially offset by decreases in other categories of state aid.
Among public university students, an increase in savings balance increases the probability that they graduate as entrepreneurs by 0.015, while for private university students, an increase in their savings balance increases the probability that these students will become self-employed by 0.017, all other things being equal.
For non-LEP students, an increase of 10percentt in LEP peers, approximately two students per classroom, is associated with a 0.7 to 1.1percentt standard-deviation decrease in mathematics and reading test scores, respectively.
But is that stern warning coming from the same Administration that touts "a historic $1 billion commitment to improve math and science achievement among K-12 students, an increase of over 40%" in its 2011 budget?
For LEP students, an increase of 10percentt in LEP peers corresponds with a positive but statistically insignificant increase in reading test scores and a three percent standard deviation decrease in mathematics test scores.
During the 2013-14 school year, the immigrant enrollment center handled 1,800 students, an increase of 400 from the previous year.
Lancaster School District reported the second-highest suspension rate in L.A. County, with 22.58 suspensions per 100 students, an increase over last year.
