Posted by Edd in KY on October 28, 2013 at 05:56:24 from (98.23.55.34):
In Reply to: Re: Re: posted by Pops1532 on October 27, 2013 at 21:18:39:
That has been a big part of the debate over the last several years, that state Education depts find ways to make themselves look better by manipulating the numbers (various ways).
Here in KY they quit tracking any student that changed schools,and those that declared themselves home schooled, etc, etc, etc etc.
In the end in my view there is only one way to count.
1000 kids start highschool....then... 6 or 7 years later...what percent graduated? Sadly the number is less than 80% and has been for over 50 years. Inner-cities are often less than 50% graduation rate...but great sports teams.
That means that over 20% nationwide do not have a highschool education....are "dropouts".
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