How do you raise the high school graduation rate? Philly is betting a focus on ninth grade will help
Brooklyn Jamison was a handful in her ninth-grade year at Mastbaum High School. “I was fighting, getting into drama that I ...
The Denver Post6d
Colorado’s high school graduation rate continues to steadily improve
The high school graduation rate in Colorado inched up during ... on time during the 2023-24 academic year. And 78.3 % of Black students graduated within four years last year, which was down ...
The Durango Herald4d
Ignacio School District celebrates improved graduation rate
Ignacio School District significantly improved its high school graduation rate over the 2023-24 school year, a success ...
A Roosevelt High student can't walk in graduation. His mom is working to change the policy
Nicholas Johnson thought he’d graduate from Roosevelt High this year, since he is aging out of his individualized education ...
Summit County4d
Colorado graduation rate reaches record high, but minority groups still struggle to catch up
The Colorado Department of Education’s 2024 graduation and dropout data show steady improvements across the state, though ...
Palo Alto Weekly3d
Ethnic studies graduation requirement narrowly passes at school board
The Palo Alto Board of Education voted 3-2 to approve an ethnic studies graduation requirement at a special board meeting ...
KJZZ3h
In a 100 year-old high school, this historian sees Black joy despite Phoenix's segregated past
When we learn about the Civil Rights movement in school, Phoenix is not often the setting. But, there is a rich Black history ...
High school students discuss issues affecting the Black community at revival in Gainesville
Students were asked how they fact check information online, if they understand Project 25, and how to keep young people ...
For some Americans in the West, life expectancy now nearly matches that of Congo, Haiti
Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different ...
The growing inequality in life expectancy among Americans
Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different ...
Truthout3d
The US Is Seeing Quickly Widening Gaps in Life Expectancy Between Groups
A new study shows the disparities — largely along lines of race, class and geography — have nearly doubled since 2000.
40 Cringey Behaviors That Scream “I Peaked In High School”
High school is the best time of your life” is one of those beliefs that marks a person as having a pretty sad existence. In ...