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Article: Study Finds Pluses In Graduation Rates; Prince George's Tops Similar Districts
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- The Washington Post
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- June 18, 2009
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Eleven of 17 school systems in the Washington area have
graduation rates that compare well with those of similar districts
across the nation, according to a new analysis by the trade journal
Education Week.
The ratings are a new feature in the annual report "Diplomas
Count," an effort to estimate accurate graduation rates for every
U.S. school district. The report, now in its fourth edition, has
helped spark an era of reform in how graduates are counted.
The report, released last week, shows graduation rates ranging
from 48.8 percent for D.C. schools to 91.3 percent for the school
system in Falls Church. The figures are for 2006, the latest