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Article: Florida joins compact to create a common methodology for calculating graduation rate
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- Westside Gazette
- Article date:
- November 17, 2005
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Governor Jeb Bush and Florida Department of Education Commissioner John L. Winn today announced that Florida signed a compact with 48 states to establish a common definition and methodology for calculating state high school graduation rates.
The compact, established by the National Governors Association (NGA), will develop consistent measures of high school graduation and build comprehensive data systems to gather, examine and report this information.
"I applaud the NGA for championing a national movement toward data-driven high school graduation rate calculations based on individual student records," said Governor Bush.
"We thank the NGA for recognizing Florida's graduation rate as ...