Graduation Rate /tags/graduation-rate Graduation Rate en-US Copyright Fri, 02 Sep 2016 18:48:01 GMT More Students Test At Grade Level In Reading And Math /education/2016-09-02/more-students-test-at-grade-level-in-reading-and-math The percentage of North Carolina students testing at grade level on state standardized tests moved up last school year. That means fewer schools will be… Fri, 02 Sep 2016 18:48:01 GMT /education/2016-09-02/more-students-test-at-grade-level-in-reading-and-math Jess Clark Little More Than Half Of NC Students Proficient In Test Results /education/2014-09-05/little-more-than-half-of-nc-students-proficient-in-test-results More public school students passed their standardized exams last year than in the previous year, in part because of changes to the grading scale that made… Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:46:00 GMT /education/2014-09-05/little-more-than-half-of-nc-students-proficient-in-test-results Reema Khrais High School Grad Rate Hits All-Time High /education/2013-08-08/high-school-grad-rate-hits-all-time-high It’s hard to find bad news in this year’s graduation report from the Department of Public Instruction. More than 83 percent of high school students who… Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:14:57 GMT /education/2013-08-08/high-school-grad-rate-hits-all-time-high Dave DeWitt Dropping Back In /education/2011-12-16/dropping-back-in North Carolina’s high school graduation rate is inching up. For the first time last year, the state ranked better than the national average. But still,… Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT /education/2011-12-16/dropping-back-in Dave DeWitt Duke Leads ACC Grad Rates /sports/2011-10-26/duke-leads-acc-grad-rates Duke is leading the Atlantic Coast Conference in a statistic not frequently reported in the sports pages. The Blue Devils topped the league in the… Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:30:00 GMT /sports/2011-10-26/duke-leads-acc-grad-rates Dave DeWitt Cumberland Schools Beckoning Back Dropouts /education/2011-07-05/cumberland-schools-beckoning-back-dropouts Social workers in Cumberland County are contacting high school dropouts this summer in an attempt to bring them back to class. Natasha Scott is the… Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:45:00 GMT /education/2011-07-05/cumberland-schools-beckoning-back-dropouts Will Michaels Perdue Touts Grad Rates /politics/2011-06-08/perdue-touts-grad-rates Governor Bev Perdue and state education officials are touting the state’s improved high school graduation rate - and criticizing Republicans for making… Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2011-06-08/perdue-touts-grad-rates Dave DeWitt