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New count could cut high school graduation rates 20 percent
High school graduation rates in the District, long thought to be inflated by generous counting methods, will be adjusted downward by about 20 percent under a new, more accurate formula, officials at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education confirmed this week. Read full article >>

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:20:00 -0800

Eastern celebrates graduation rate improvement
The latest graduation rates prove all Howard County schools are offering a quality education, a local superintendent said. That’s how Tracy Caddell, superintendent of the Eastern Howard School Corp., summed up the figures released Tuesday by the Indiana Department of Education.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:47:21 -0800

Graduation rates in Indiana on the rise
IPS sees increase, but still falls far below state average State education leaders were celebrating the latest statewide graduation rates, which went up 1.6 percent to 85.7 percent for the 2010-2011 school year.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:51:57 -0800

Indiana’s rate of graduation at record 85%
“In today’s world, graduating from high school with a meaningful diploma is critical to achieving any measure of success in life." Story includes chart with the rates for area high schools.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:13:18 -0800

Graduation rates rise in Marion County, state
Nearly 200 more students graduated from Marion County’s public high schools last year than in the previous year, pushing the county’s graduation rate up a notch, to 81.7 percent.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:38:55 -0800