High school graduation rates at historic high
News from Washington Post:
Calling it “a profound milestone,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that the country has reached its highest graduation rate in history, with 80 percent of students receiving a diploma in 2012, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
“As a country, we owe a debt of gratitude to the teachers, students and families whose hard work has helped us reach an 80 percent high school graduation rate,” Duncan said at a gathering hosted by America’s Promise Alliance, a Washington-based nonprofit founded by former secretary of state Colin L. Powell. “But even as we celebrate this remarkable achievement, our students have limitless potential, and we owe it to all of our children to work together so they all can achieve at higher levels.”
Nationally, girls had a higher graduation rate, at 84 percent, while boys had a rate of 77 percent.
The data, collected by the National Center for Education Statistics, estimate the graduation rate by dividing the number of high school graduates in a class by the number of students who entered that class as freshmen four years earlier, with some adjustments made for transfers.
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84 Kalamazoo County high school seniors honored by Education for Employment
News from Mlive Kalamazoo:
KALAMAZOO, MI — Eight-four Kalamazoo County high school seniors were honored last week by the Education for Employment program for their achievements in career development and academics.
84 students were recently honored by the Education for Employment program.
EFE is run by the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, and is the countywide career-tech education program for high school students.
Also at the awards ceremony, the OnStaff Group received the 2014 EFE Employer Appreciation Award for partnering with EFE’s business programs. Accepting the award were Emily Turner, executive vice president of OnStaff Group, and Cody Allkins, vice president of finance.
The student winners are listed below by high school and EFE program they attended:
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- Nichole DeVries, marketing;
- Sam Eshuis, marketing;
- Shelby Gray, accounting;
- Crystal Lawrence, virtual enterprise international;
- Travis Rupert, virtual enterprise international;
- Brenton Skelton, accounting.
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