The latest analysis from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center finds that 73.4 percent of the class of 2009 graduated on time—a 7.4 percentage point increase over 10 years.
An original analysis by the EPE Research Center shows that most states are keeping pace with federal requirements to phase in new cohort graduation rates.
College-readiness definition: State has formal expectations for what students will need to know and be able to do in order to be admitted to state's two-year and/or four-year institutions and enroll in credit-bearing courses. State approaches to defining college readiness have been classified into the following categories: courses, skills, standards, and tests. Some states' definitions may include elements that do not fall into categories established for this analysis. EPE Research Center annual state policy survey (2011-12 school year), 2011.
June 1, 2012
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