According to the new data
from the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. students are graduating
at record numbers for the fifth year in a row, with improvements for students
of different racial and language backgrounds, as well as those in poverty or
with disabilities.
The graduation rate for the
high school class of 2015-16 is nearly a whole point higher than the one for
the previous year’s class. The rate measures the proportion of each freshman
class that earns a diploma four years later. While graduation rates for
many groups rose, significant gaps remain for historically underserved
communities. The report states that media investigations have found that
some schools improve their graduation numbers by not counting some
low-performing students in their graduating classes. Others try to get rid of
students who are at risk of dropping out by encouraging them to transfer to
alternative schools or by using credit-recovery programs that critics say are
less rigorous than the standard course.
Education Week (2017). Data:
U.S. graduation rates by state and student demographics. Editorial Bethesda,
MD: Projects in
Education. https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/data-us-graduation-rates-by-state-and.html
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