Article: Under new formula, graduation rate dips Statewide figures for 2005-06 fall to 74.1 percent.(News)

Article: Graduation Rate Rises Again To New High
The Culvert Chronicles;  August 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... in 2005 to 20.4 percent in 2006. The graduation rate among special education ... s formula, the graduation rate rose from 58 percent to 62 percent between ... 8 percent to 62 percent. Conversely, the graduation rate had been essentially ...

Article: U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SPELLINGS ANNOUNCES GUIDANCE TO ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 23, 2008 ;     623 words ... ... accurate measure of the high school graduation rate that is comparable across States. The uniform high school graduation rate is a critical step toward improving ... less prosper - with its abysmal graduation rate, particularly among minority ...

Article: County's high school graduation rate tops 90%
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  September 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 2006 had the highest graduation rate - 98.4 percent - among the county ... a school must have a graduation rate above 80 percent or show meaningful improvement ... Hempfield's 2006 graduation rate of 97 percent is an improvement of ...

Article: VIRGINIA SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ISSUES MEMO ON USE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... prior year's NCLB graduation rate with assessment data ... and 2007. The NCLB Graduation Rate is used in Safe Harbor ... failure rate by 10 percent. The subgroup may make AYP if the NCLB graduation rate increases from the ...

Article: U. Oregon athletes' graduation rate not up to par
University Wire;  February 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the student-athlete graduation rate 16 percent below the student body ... student-athlete GSR is 72 percent. That's quite a bit ... s student-athlete graduation rate, but still four percent lower than the national ...

Article: GRADUATION RATE: 81 PERCENT OF CLASS OF 2007 ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... required to make or surpass a target graduation rate of 55 percent to make AYP. The Board voted 6 ... to meet or surpass a four-year graduation rate of 60 percent, a five-year graduation rate of 65 percent or show a 2 percentage point increase ...

Article: Study: U. Texas-Arlington graduation rate too low
University Wire;  November 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... improving the University of Texas' graduation rate. Created early in the semester ... to improve the university's low graduation rate. At the end of this semester, the ... intend to implement them to improve our graduation rate," Dr. Dunn said. A recent UT System ...