Graduation Rate Improving, Schools Chancellor Says
It's nice to see the data supporting the very favorable trends underway in NYC, thanks to Bloomberg, Klein and the Gates Foundation, among others.
--------------------------------------The chancellor also said that because of a computer glitch, last year's citywide graduation rate was five points higher than previously reported — the highest on-time graduation rate in more than two decades. Mr. Klein said that 58.2 percent of the class of 2005 graduated on time...
The 15 small schools posted 73 percent graduation rates this year, Mr. Klein said. He and other advocates of small schools cheered the numbers as a signal of better graduation results in the future as more than 150 small schools begin to graduate students...
Fourteen of the 15 small schools that reported results were created with financial backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation and the Open Society Institute.
Graduation Rate Improving, Schools Chancellor Says
In signs that New York City's historically abysmal high school graduation rates are on a solid upswing, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein reported strong numbers yesterday for the senior classes at 15 of the new small high schools that are a centerpiece of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's effort to revamp the school system.
posted by Whitney Tilson at 9:30 AM
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