Friday, June 08, 2012

Education Week releases Diplomas Count 2012

This year's Diplomas Count 2012 focuses on Latino Students in US Schools. According to their press release "The national public school graduation rate for the class of 2009 reached 73.4 percent, an increase of 1.7 points from the previous year. Much of this improvement can be attributed to a rapid 5.5 point rise in graduation rates among Latinos and a 1.7 point gain for African-Americans."