Dozens of states accept any improvement in high school graduation rates as adequate progress, and several set a goal of graduating fewer than 60 percent of their students, according to a study released yesterday by the Education Trust http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust in Washington.
"Graduation Matters: How NCLB allows states to set the bar too low for improving high school grad rates" http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/Press+Room/Graduation+Matters.htm
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/education/02graduation.html?_r=1&oref=slogin