Article: U.S.: States must tally graduation rates our way

Article: GRADUATION RATES UP SLIGHTLY.(SPORTS)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  September 28, 2006 ;     456 words ......increase of 1 percentage point in graduation rates might not...transfers in graduation rates, something...about 35 percent of athletes...in at 55 percent. The NCAA...release overall graduation rates for each...

Article: UK IMPROVING RETENTION, GRADUATION RATES \ ONLY 25 PERCENT FINISH IN 4 YEARS.(News)
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  April 14, 2003 ;     477 words ......of Michigan have graduation rates of 91 percent and 81 percent...percent to 79.3 percent. And while graduation rates for black students...In particular, graduation rates for women are about 4 percentage points higher than...

Article: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA STUDY: MEN'S BASKETBALL GRADUATION RATES SHOW PROGRESS, BUT RACIAL DISPARITIES REMAIN
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 15, 2006 ;     671 words ......posted 100 percent graduation rates for women's...graduated 50 percent or more of...student-athletes. Graduation rates for African-Americ...scandalous 24 percentage point gap...of examining graduation rates is that they...

Article: Graduation rates just don't make the grade
Daily Breeze;  February 16, 2002 ;     534 words ......elsewhere. State graduation rates vary enormously, from 53 percent in Georgia to...overall at 87 percent, is dead last among the states in graduation rates for black students, at 40 percent. West Virginia...overall at 78 percent. There are dozens of ways to measure ...

Article: Report: Graduation rates low in many city districts
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  April 2, 2008 ;     482 words ......had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. The change involves...of calculating graduation rates and set their...Schools and 34.1 percent received diplomas...To calculate graduation rates, the report estimated...considerable gap in the graduation ...

Article: BLACK GRADUATION RATES DOUBLE, CENSUS REPORTS.(Local)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  July 24, 1992 ;     396 words ......Post High-school graduation rates among blacks...and older, 63 percent are high-school...compared to 22 percent of whites, 11 percent of blacks and 9 percent of Hispanics. While the improved graduation rates among blacks...slightly from 44 percent in 1980. In ...

Article: DRAMATIC DECLINES RECORDED IN ODU, NSU GRADUATION RATES.(FRONT)
The Virginian Pilot;  September 27, 1999 ;     700+ words ......the six-year graduation rates dropped from 68 percent to 46 percent...declines in overall graduation rates: from 43 percent to 41 percent...percent to 52 percent at Hampton University...scrutinizing graduation rates more closely...

Article: Graduation Rates Increase at University of California; Underrepresented Students See Strong Gains.
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  November 12, 2003 ;     599 words ......stands at 77.9 percent. Underrepresented minority graduation rates stood at 63.3 percent in 1994 and...transfer student graduation rates increased to 74.8 percent, up from 59...1986 and 69 percent in 1994. Graduation rates for transfers...

Article: Higher Test Scores Might Not Translate Into More Diplomas; Accuracy of High School Graduation Rates Questioned
The Washington Post;  June 15, 2008 ;     505 words ......week, showed graduation rates among local school...a high of 93 percent in affluent Loudoun...instance, reported graduation rates of 90 percent in 2003 and 87 percent in 2005. Christopher...fluctuations in graduation rates, such as those...

Article: Report: Low graduation rates in many city school districts
Capital (Annapolis);  April 1, 2008 ;     605 words ......high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent, with the lowest graduation rates reported in...schools, 24.9 percent of the students...while 30.5 percent graduated in...Schools and 34.1 percent received diplomas...gap in the graduation rates between ...

Article: SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES ALARM AMERICA'S PROMISE
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current);  April 1, 2008 ;     471 words ......had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent, with the lowest graduation rates reported in Detroit...Schools and 34.1 percent received diplomas...To calculate graduation rates, the report estimated...considerable gap in the graduation rates ...

Article: STUDY: GRADUATION RATES MISLEADING.(News)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  June 23, 2005 ;     432 words ......lofty high school graduation rates that far exceed...them -- say 80 percent to 97 percent...reviewed the 2002-03 graduation rates that states had...is closer to 70 percent, meaning almost...Tri-state high-school graduation rates in 2002-03 as...Indiana: 91 ...

Article: A big disparity in graduation rates; While Minnesota's overall high school graduation rate is in the nation's Top 10, it is near the bottom for minority group members.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to compute graduation rates, Education...rate of 78.7 percent as 10th best...compiles 2003-04 graduation rates for every...about 30 percent of the class...Hopkins - 75.8 percent. But computing graduation rates can be hazardous...

Article: Vital Signs: Good News! Latest Figures Show a Slight Uptick in the Graduation Rates of African-American College Students
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education;  January 31, 1999 ;     700+ words ......men improved their graduation rates from 28 percent to 34 percent. During...Dartmouth -- have black graduation rates of 80 percent or above. Six of the...universities had black graduation rates below 70 percent. The lowest black...