The Christian Science Monitor – Story Hinckley
“For the 2013-2014 school year, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin had the nation’s highest overall graduation rates, with 90.5, 89.7, and 88.6 percent of students finishing high school in four years, respectively. Indiana, Texas, and Iowa had the highest graduation rates for economically disadvantaged students, while Montana, Texas, and Alabama had the highest graduation rates for African-American students. The overall graduation rate increased from the previous school year in 36 states, with the biggest gains in Delaware, Alabama, and Oregon. Nationwide, high school graduation rates have been rising for the past decade. Last year, the national graduation rate hit 80 percent for the first time. Some say the US graduation rate is on track to hit 90 percent by 2020.”(more)