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…”
General Assembly approves higher dropout age; Beshear will sign bill, By Linda B. Blackford, March 11, 2013, Lexington Herald-Leader: “Gov. Steve Beshear and first lady Jane Beshear praised the Kentucky legislature Monday for approving a bill that lets school districts raise the dropout age from 16 to 18. The Beshears have pushed the legislature to raise the dropout age for several years, following similar efforts since at least 1998…”
Legislature OKs raising legal dropout age to 18, By Roger Alford (AP), March 12, 2013, Cincinnati Enquirer: “Kentucky would join 15 other states that bar students from dropping out of school before they’re legally adults under a measure the Legislature passed Monday. The Senate voted 33-5 for final passage of the legislation that proponents say will prevent 6,000 Kentucky teens from quitting school early each year. Raising the dropout age from 16 to 18 has been a priority for Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear, who has been pushing lawmakers to take action since he took office in 2007…”
National public high school graduation rate at a four-decade high, By Lyndsey Layton, January 21, 2013, Washington Post: “The percentage of students at public high schools who graduate on time has reached its highest level in nearly 40 years, according to the most recent federal government estimates released Tuesday. Based on data collected from the states for the Class of 2010, the National Center for Education Statistics estimated that 78 percent of students across the country earned a diploma within four years of starting high school. The graduation rate was last at that level in 1974, officials said…”
High school grad rate best since ’76, By Philip Elliott (AP), January 22, 2013, Detroit News: “The nation’s high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department said in a study released today. Officials said the steady rise of students completing their education is a reflection of the struggling economy and a greater competition for new jobs…”
U.S. high school graduation rate hits highest level in decades, By Michael Muskal, January 22, 2013, Los Angeles Times: “The percentage of U.S. students graduating from high school within four years rose to its highest level in decades in 2010, while the rate of those who dropped out fell to one of its lowest in years. The latest federal report on public school graduates and dropouts, released Tuesday, paints an improving picture of high school education, but the results vary by location, a reflection of the reality that education policy remains a local issue…”
