The United States graduation rate hit a new high at 80 percent for the 2011-2012 school year. Last year it was 79 percent. The Obama administration has credited the Race to the Top program for this achievement. Increased focus on teacher factors and other qualities has contributed to this success.
This article was written by Elvina Nawaguna on April, 28 by Yahoo! News. This article is very encouraging to future students in the United States. The percentage rate has been increasing every year and soon it will be very high. With this increase we have more educated people and more citizens that can withstand a decent paying job. We will have more people with a chance to do something with their lives when they graduate from high school.
Link :http://news.yahoo.com/u-high-school-graduation-rate-reaches-record-80-203040995.html
-Emily Gray 5th period
It's great to hear that the rate has gone up over the past few years. I hope that it continues to rise!
ReplyDeleteEducation needs to be a top priority for the government. With more educated people in the work force and higher level thinkers in, eventually, the voting bloc., The U.S. will see substantial improvements in all areas of the economy and politics (among other things).
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