Education News – Kristin Decarr
“Around 75% of 10th graders in the Los Angeles Unified School District are at risk of not reaching graduation because they are already falling behind college prep class requirements. The news has a number of those in the district, including Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines, reconsidering the requirements that had been implemented over a decade ago in an effort to better prepare underprivileged students for college…District officials said the plan has served students well, as students completing the minimum curriculum required has jumped from 15% to 28%. Graduation rates are on the rise as well. Last year, the four-year graduation in the district was 67%. However, less than 50% of those graduates would have met the 2017 requirements. Of the 37,000 students set to graduate in 2017, only 26% are currently on track to graduate, with 17% repeating the 9th grade.”(more)