New York, NY — As the school year comes to a close, a shocking new report released today by leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY, The
Graduation Facade: How New York City's Diploma Mills Mask College Readiness Crisis, exposes the problem of Diploma Mills — schools where the graduation rates are above average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after hi
Graduation Facade: How New York City's Diploma Mills Mask College Readiness Crisis, exposes the problem of Diploma Mills — schools
where the
graduation rates are above average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after hi
graduation rates are above
average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after high school.
Comparing institutions
where between 40 percent and 75 percent of freshmen come from low - income families, the
average black
graduation rate at the HBCUs is 38 percent versus 32 percent for non-HBCUs.
These seven charter public schools not only beat the
average state high school
graduation rate, but they also exceeded the
average rates of their local districts or the counties
where they are located.