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Article: High Rankings For Area Schools; Graduation Rates In Montgomery, Fairfax Near Top
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- The Washington Post
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- July 2, 2007
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A new study, offering a rare glimpse at how high school
graduation rates compare across state lines, ranks Fairfax and
Montgomery counties fifth and sixth, respectively, among the
nation's large school districts for percentage of students earning
diplomas in four years.
Baltimore County ranks even higher -- fourth -- in the
analysis of graduation rates for the nation's 50 largest school
districts by the publisher of Education Week, Editorial Projects in
Education Inc., whose research on high school completion has been
embraced by the Bush administration as a national model. Two other
local systems, in Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties, rank in
the top 20.
The report, "Diplomas ...