Lydia Dobyns

High school graduation rates are rising in the U.S., but so is the need for college remediation. A new report from the Department of Education finds high school graduation rates are at their highest level since 1974. According to the report, during the 2009-10 school year, 78.2 percent of high school students nationwide graduated on time, a significant increase from the 73.4 percent recorded in 2005-6. The report shows that graduation rates were up for all ethnic groups in 2010, and that the rate for Hispanic students has jumped almost 10 points since 2006.

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