The defendant in the case, the University of Texas (UT), came up with an innovative two-step plan to increase minority enrollment.
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This initiative aims to increase school enrollment rate and average of students who accomplish their primary education in the regions with the highest numbers of out-of-school children.
Apollo's projection of a flat to low-single-digit increase for enrollment in the most recent quarter led analysts to cut earnings forecasts by 12% to 38 cents, down from 83 cents a year earlier.
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Most of the increase in special education enrollment can be attributed to a steady increase in services for children diagnosed as having specific learning disabilities.
Companies like Apex must help school systems get a simple job done: increase or maintain enrollment per class.
The upward trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, with enrollment projected to increase by an additional 3 percent, to 54.3 million, by 2008.
The effects of the increase in tuition charges on university enrollment may be striking.
The first goal: increase the public university's enrollment by 2, 000 over the next two years.
Missing that deadline means that you can still enroll, but you will pay a penalty for the late enrollment, which will increase your premium.
The policy led to a modest increase in African-American and Hispanic enrollment.
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Finally, use open enrollment as an opportunity to increase contributions to your retirement account (and perhaps an HSA) and plan to continue doing so going forward.
One factor in the growth in preprimary enrollment in recent decades has been an increase in the number of women with young children entering the work force.
The company modified its earnings outlook for 2011 based on the enrollment rate, which was originally expected to increase by 17-18%.
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Overall, they are proposing a 0.4% increase in spending for next year, which initially seems lean until one understands that they are projecting a 4% decline in enrollment, such that this still represents an increase in spending per pupil faster than inflation.
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If the offered scholarship was actually used to attend private school, the impact on African American college enrollment is estimated to be 8.7 percentage points, a 24 percent increase.
But these tax credits have little or no effect on college enrollment, have become a ripe target for abuse, and have made it easier for universities to increase prices.
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