American Kids Are Graduating From High School At Record Rates

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

How about a little good news for a change of pace?

Not only are our nation's kids graduating at a record rate, but the achievement gaps are narrowing, too!

"The U.S. high school graduation rate reached another record high in the 2013-14 school year, with teens graduating at 82 percent, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.

The announcement comes after the Education Department released preliminary data in October showing a decreasing gap in graduation rates between black and white students and white and Hispanic students. The new data shows that graduation rates climbed for the nation as a whole.

The U.S. high school graduation rate has steadily increased for the past four consecutive years...

The new data shows that graduation rates have increased across the board for the past several years for subgroups like low-income students, students with disabilities and English language learners."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/high-school-graduation-rate_567022dbe4b0e292150f280c

ladyroxanne · ‎03-09-2010

this is great news! what do they attribute this to? they are saying the last 4 years, do i dare think or say. no, nevermind.

Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

Wonderful! Great news. The kids I know are pretty good kids.

Wrong is still wrong just because you benefited from it.

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

Thank you teachers!

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@ladyroxanne wrote:
this is great news! what do they attribute this to? they are saying the last 4 years, do i dare think or say. no, nevermind.

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Hi @ladyroxanne

"The U.S. high school graduation rate has steadily increased for the past four consecutive years, after states and districts started using a new, uniform metric to measure this number in 2010."

I'd hope there are additional reports with more detail. I like the part about students with disabilities and low income students graduating at a higher rate, also.

I'm going to guess and say that maybe part of that rise for poor kids is because some pushed so hard to have computers available in schools and libraries to close the tech gap.

hckynutjohn · ‎06-15-2015

Hi Noel,

Is the "No Child Left Behind" policy still in place? Years ago both my niece and her brother quit teaching because of this policy in their school district. She became an attorney and he went into skilled trades.

My Race Car partner was also a teacher across the river. He quit for the same reason and became an over-the-road truck driver. They all said it wasn't worth the battles with parents and their superiors.

None them regretted their decision.

hckynut(john)

LTT1 · ‎03-09-2010

Students are "being graduated" because schools do not have the space to hold all of the students who did not REALLY earn high school level credits.

~Have a Kind Heart, Fierce Mind, Brave Spirit~

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

Sadly, though, these days a high school education alone does not buy a kid very much of a future.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@LTT1 wrote:
Students are "being graduated" because schools do not have the space to hold all of the students who did not REALLY earn high school level credits.

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@LTT1

loves, this report is dated two days ago:

"A rare, overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in Congress last week shepherded a wide-ranging measure that would replace the unpopular and controversial No Child Left Behind statute.

Now it's up to state education officials and school districts to carry over the provisions."

http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-schools-congress-nclb-repeal-20151213-story...