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• High school graduation rate hits 78.2 percent, highest since 1974
• Higher Education’s Darkest Secret
• High school graduation rate tops 78 percent – highest since 1976
• Study: W.Va. high school graduation rate improves
• 81 percent of Va. high schoolers graduate on time
• Nevada grad rate improves, but still trails nation
• 8 cringe-worthy examples of James Franco's writing
• Study shows Vt. has highest high school graduation
• Study: NJ's dropout rate stays among lowest in US
• Report: NY grad, dropout rates continue to improve
• Report: Ohio graduation rate continues to improve
• How California's Budget Crisis Colors Minorities' College Hopes

High school graduation rate hits 78.2 percent, highest since 1974 Posted: 22 Jan 2013 03:17 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - Graduation rates at high schools have improved to their highest level in nearly 40 years, driven by a surge in the percentage of Hispanic students earning diplomas, a government study released on Tuesday showed. Some 78.2 percent of U.S. high schoolers completed their studies and earned a diploma within four years in the 2009-2010 school year, according to U.S. Department of Education data. ...

Higher Education’s Darkest Secret Posted: 22 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST With days to go before classes begin, it's not uncommon for department heads, or even deans, to ask adjunct professors to take on last-minute teaching assignments.

High school graduation rate tops 78 percent – highest since 1976 Posted: 22 Jan 2013 12:31 PM PST Public high school students are graduating at the highest rate since 1976, motivated in part by grim economic conditions and the need to be competitive in a crowded job market.

Study: W.Va. high school graduation rate improves Posted: 22 Jan 2013 09:01 AM PST About 78 percent of the 17,651 West Virginia high school students who graduated in the spring of 2010 earned their diplomas in four years, matching the national rate, the U.S. Department of Education said ...

81 percent of Va. high schoolers graduate on time Posted: 22 Jan 2013 08:54 AM PST Virginia is seeing improvement in the rate of high school students who graduate on time.A study released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education says about 81 percent of Virginia students who graduated ...

Nevada grad rate improves, but still trails nation Posted: 22 Jan 2013 08:53 AM PST New data from the U.S. Department of Education show Nevada's graduation rate is up, but is still last in the nation.Preliminary figures released Tuesday show the state had a 57.8 percent graduation rate ...

8 cringe-worthy examples of James Franco's writing Posted: 22 Jan 2013 08:12 AM PST "I also think that it's valid to ask what popular television shows say about us as a society." — James Franco, actor/writer/thinker

Study shows Vt. has highest high school graduation Posted: 22 Jan 2013 07:57 AM PST The U.S. Department of Education says Vermont has the highest high school graduation rate in the country.In a study released Tuesday, the department found that 91.4 percent of Vermont high school freshmen ...

Study: NJ's dropout rate stays among lowest in US Posted: 22 Jan 2013 07:54 AM PST Federal officials say nearly nine out of 10 New Jersey students get their diplomas on time.The study released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education also shows the state continues to have one of the ...

Report: NY grad, dropout rates continue to improve Posted: 22 Jan 2013 07:53 AM PST A federal report shows public high school graduation rates continue to improve as dropout rates decline in New York.The U.S. Department of Education says there were 183,826 graduates in 2009-2010, an estimated ...

Report: Ohio graduation rate continues to improve Posted: 22 Jan 2013 07:51 AM PST A new federal report shows the graduation rate at Ohio's public high schools is improving.The report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education says there were 123,437 graduates in Ohio for the ...

How California's Budget Crisis Colors Minorities' College Hopes Posted: 22 Jan 2013 06:35 AM PST Changes to the California's public higher-education system will affect large number of students of color attending any of the Golden State's approximately 145 public colleges and universities.

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