After 15 Years of Gains, for the First Time No State Is Below 71 Percent, a Sign of Progress Toward Raising the National High School Graduation Rate
June 05, 2018
June 05, 2018
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Alliance for Excellent Education issued the following news release:
In 2001, the national high school graduation rate stood at 71 percent. Fifteen years later - and for the first time ever, no state in the nation has a high school graduation rate below 71 percent and there are now 39 states above 80 percent, a major milestone toward reaching the country's goal of a 90 percent graduation rate, according to the latest Building a Grad Nation report.
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In 2001, the national high school graduation rate stood at 71 percent. Fifteen years later - and for the first time ever, no state in the nation has a high school graduation rate below 71 percent and there are now 39 states above 80 percent, a major milestone toward reaching the country's goal of a 90 percent graduation rate, according to the latest Building a Grad Nation report.
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