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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Day: June 6, 2013

US High School Graduation Rates

  • Michigan’s high school graduation rate trails national average – Education Week report, By Brian Smith, June 6, 2013, MLive.com: “Michigan’s high school graduation rate is almost 4 percent below the national average and is trending downward, according to the latest annual report on graduation rates from Education Week, a specialty newspaper for educators. The data comes from the eighth-annual ‘Diplomas Count 2013’ special report, produced by the publication with data from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center. This year’s report uses data from the class of 2010, the most recent class for which data was available…”
  • Graduation rates dropping among Native American students, By Kelsey Sheehy, June 6, 2013, U.S. News & World Report: “Major gains among black and Latino students pushed the nation’s high school graduation rates to near record levels. Native American students, however, are not enjoying the same boom. Instead, graduation rates for Native American students are sliding backwards, according to ‘Diplomas Count 2013,’ an annual report released today by Education Week…”
  • Fl’s graduation rate for Hispanic students tops in the nation, as state makes strong gains overall, report shows, By Leslie Postal, June 6, 2013, Orlando Sentinel: “Florida has made strong gains in high school graduation rates in the last decade and led the nation when it comes to having Hispanic students earn diplomas, a new report released today shows. The 2013 Diplomas Count report put Florida’s graduation rate for Hispanic students — a group that has historically struggled to earn diplomas — tops in the country for the second year in a row, the Florida Department of Education said…”