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Article: U.S.: States must tally graduation rates our way
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- April 2, 2008
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-02-2008
U.S.: States must tally graduation rates our way
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 04-02-2008, Wednesday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration announced Tuesday that it will require states to report high school graduation rates in a uniform way instead of using a variety of methods that critics say are often based on unreliable information.
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings announced the change at a news conference at which a report was released showing that 17 of the nation's 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent.
The change involves the No Child Left Behind Act, ...