High School grads break new record

year reaching a new record high as more than eighty three percent of students earned a diploma on time experts say that high school graduation rates are an important measure of school success and academic progress and maryland played a big role in that progress both maryland and virginia reported graduation rates above the national average — eighty seven percent. “we recently learned that america’s high school graduation rate went to 83 percent, which is the highest on record.that’s good news. more african american and latino students are graduating than ever before. while this is fantastic news obama wants folks to know that there is still more work to be done. despite the progress — he feels — too many states have cut funds for education and have not been serious about raising standards and improving performance fatal police-involved shootings – because