American Kids Are Graduating From High School At Record Rates

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American Kids Are Graduating From High School At Record Rates

by Rebecca Klein at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/high-school-graduation-rate_567022dbe4b0e292150f280c?utm_hp_ref=politics

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The U.S. high school graduation rate reached another record high in the 2013-14 school year, with teens graduating at 82 percent, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.

The announcement comes after the Education Department released preliminary data in October showing a decreasing gap in graduation rates between black and white students and white and Hispanic students. The new data shows that graduation rates climbed for the nation as a whole.

The U.S. high school graduation rate has steadily increased for the past four consecutive years, after states and districts started using a new, uniform metric to measure this number in 2010. During the 2012-13 school year, the overall graduation rate reached a historic high of 81 percent.

The new data shows that graduation rates have increased across the board for the past several years for subgroups like low-income students, students with disabilities and English language learners.



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