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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

So how does this "the schools are getting better" mythology square with all of the other statistics, such as ever increasing dropout rates?

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Actually, high school dropout rates are down too.

http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=16
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/22/education-high-school-dropout-rate/1855233/
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/22/nation/la-na-nn-high-school-graduation-rate-increasing-20130122[/quote]

The two news articles cited bomb when trying to link to the NCES report but the first link works but shows old data.  It shows an average dropout rate of 7.4 percent overall, 8.0 percent for AAs in 2010.  How does that square with DC's dropout rate?  DC is still pretty dismal.   Only 56 percent graduate - 44 percent dropout rate.  and only 42 and 46 percent are at grade level proficiency.  http://dc.gov/DCPS/About+DCPS/Who+We+Are/Facts+and+Statistics

DC schools have a long way to go if anyone wants to claim success.[/quote]

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