Closing achievement and graduation rate gaps requires comprehensive school reform that includes a focus on a positive school climate that meets and develops the academic, social, and emotional needs of every student. (all4ed.org)
As Anne Hyslop reported, the newly announced waiver guidelines now ask states for «a demonstration that a school may not receive the highest rating in the state's accountability system if there are significant achievement or graduation rate gaps in the school that are not closing.» (educationnext.org)
After 30 years of stagnation, high school graduation rates increased by 6 percentage points between 2000 and 2010, while the black - white and Hispanic - white graduation rate gap narrowed to 8.1 and 8.5 percentage points, respectively, according to new research from Education Next. (gse.harvard.edu)