US pushes states to count graduation rates the same
The Christian Science Monitor reports:
In a nation where one-third of high school students – and nearly half of blacks and Hispanics – don’t finish high school on time, the US education secretary wants parents and citizens to be able to see which schools, districts, and states are improving their track records.
Until now, states have been using a wide variety of methods to calculate graduation rates. New rules announced this week, including a uniform counting system, are an essential first step toward bolstering the number of students who earn a diploma, many education advocates say.