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Article: High School Graduation Rate Reaches Historic High
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- May 21, 2007
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The New York City Department of Education has issued the following news release:
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that the four-year high school graduation rate in New York City has reached 60%, the highest level since the City began calculating the rate in 1986 and an 18% increase since the Mayor assumed control of the public schools in 2002. The gains mirrored the increases reported last month by the New York State Education Department, which, using a different methodology, put the City's rate at 50%, a rise of 14% since 2004, ...