Monday, March 19, 2012

Graduation rate us

  • The last straw for 17-year-old Alton Burke was a note left on his door. The high school dropout picked up the phone and re-enrolled at South Hagerstown High.
  • (NPR News)
  • HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The last straw for 17-year-old Alton Burke was a note left on his door. The high school dropout picked up the phone and re-enrolled at South Hagerstown High.
  • (Times-Leader)
  • Montana graduated 270 more students in 2009 compared to 2002 and the states graduation rate rose from 79.8 percent to 82 percent are more than 1 million school dropouts each year in the U.S.
  • (Missoulian)
  • HELENA — The percentage of Montana students who graduate from high school has risen over the past decade, though state officials say the dropout rate remains a problem they hope to cut in half in the next two years.
  • (Montana Standard)
  • It is estimated that around one-quarter of students in the United States do not complete high school. The Grad Nation campaign has a goal of attaining a 90% graduation rate by the year 2020.
  • (CNN)
  • Aggressive efforts to prevent students from dropping out contributed to a modest 3.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The last straw for 17-year-old Alton Burke was a note left on his door. The high school dropout picked up the phone and re-enrolled at South Hagerstown High.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Since 2009, the state has adopted a new methodology required by the U.S. Department of Education for calculating its graduation rate. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reported a four-year graduation rate of 83.
  • (Erie Times-News)

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