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Article: What Counts: Defining and Improving Graduation Rates; Report by Secondary School Principals Identifies Problem, Recommends Solutions

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April 12, 2005
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WASHINGTON, April 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- While the discussion over reforming and improving the nation's high schools has just recently heated up, the debate over how to define and improve high school graduation rates, particularly in light of increased accountability, has been a part of intense public scrutiny for several years.

To that end, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) today released a new report, What Counts: Defining and Improving High School Graduation Rates (http:// www.principals.org/gradrates). The report takes an in- depth look at the complex issue of high school graduation rates and offers policy recommendations for improving graduation rate ...

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