Our Opinion: Graduation rates must be improved
Source: tallahassee.com Posted By: Gigi D...5254 days ago
Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union did what may have been inevitable given Florida's poor national standing in terms of high-school graduation rates.
It sued one of our 67 counties, Palm Beach, for failing to ensure that all students receive a high quality education as mandated by the state constitution.
The lawsuit says a third, and possibly as many as half, of Palm Beach county students don't graduate on time with a regular diploma, and that's well below state and national averages.
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