Article: Graduation Rate Exception: Hispanics.

Byline: Robert A. Frahm

Jun. 21--Connecticut has one of the best high school graduation rates in the nation but lags behind when it comes to graduating Hispanic students, according to a national study released Tuesday. Overall, 79 percent of Connecticut's high school students graduate, but only about half of its Hispanic students do so, according to the study by the newspaper Education Week. The state's 52 percent graduation rate for Hispanic students trails the national rate of 56 percent, said the survey "Diplomas Count," which reviewed national graduation data for the 2002-03 school year. Poverty, language barriers and high levels of transience ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!