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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Mon Apr 28, 2014, 10:02 AM Apr 2014

New York graduation rate slightly below national average

AP KAREN MATTHEWS
NEW YORK -- A new report on high school graduation rates shows that 77 percent of New York state's Class of 2012 graduated on time, slightly below the national average.

The graduation rate for low-income New Yorkers was 68 percent, while wealthier students had a graduation rate of 84 percent, according to the report released Monday by foundations including the America's Promise Alliance, which is headed by former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

New York ranks 34th in the nation for students graduating on time. The national rate is 80 percent.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/education&id=9518908

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