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For the First Time Ever, No State Is Reporting a Grad Rate Below 71 Percent, Says Grad Nation Report
June 05, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In 2001, the national high school graduation rate stood at 71 percent. Fifteen years later – and for the first time ever, no state in the nation has a high school graduation rate below 71 percent and there are now 39 states above 80 percent, a major milestone toward reaching the country’s goal of a 90 percent graduation rate, according to the latest Building a Grad Nation report.
Type: Press Release
TAG: Grad Rate Data, Using Data, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Students with Disabilities, Low-Income, English Learners
promises: Effective Education
campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign