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Article: States give failing grade to graduation rates; Rising tuition, poor preparation, and not enough degree-focused help are responsible for the disappointing figures, experts say.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- November 28, 2006
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Byline: Ben Arnoldy Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
BOSTON -- For decades, college gates have opened wider and wider to the American public, with more whites and minorities attending than ever before. But that expansion is under strain in the face of rising costs and faster growth of minority populations long left behind in the march to graduation.
A new report released Monday from the National Conference of State Legislatures sounds the alarm: For every 100 ninth graders, only 18 will enter college and finish within six years.
"These results simply are not good enough," concludes the report, which was compiled by a bipartisan ...