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'Credit recovery' relies on easy tests, lots of cheating
"Credit recovery" boosts graduation rates by letting students who've failed a traditional course pass very easy tests on which it is very...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Grades and grad rates rise, and that's not good news
Grades are up! Graduation rates are rising! But that's not good news. Test scores are down, across the country, writes Hechinger's Jill...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 3, 20232 min read
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Graduation rates fall, especially for needy students
Graduation rates are down in at least 31 states, reports Sarah D. Sparks in Education Week. Low-income and special-needs students have...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 1, 20221 min read
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