They saw that
attendance was a reliable predictor of graduation (of
students with an
attendance rate of at least 80 %, all graduated), and so developed a replicable graduation rate
on - track measure to inform the way they support
students — placing
emphasis on engagement to improve
attendance and increase the number of
students earning a diploma from the school.
And in higher education, Duncan cited funding increases to the Pell Grant program, higher college
attendance and graduation rates for
students of color, and a new
emphasis on campus safety and preventing sexual assaults.