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5/19/2008
According to a May 16, 2008 U.S. News & World Report article, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is seeking to have all states calculate graduation rates in the same manner by the 2012-13 academic year. ED's proposal utilizes a formula developed by the National Governors Association, and only considers students to be graduates if they earn a regular high school diploma in four years. Currently, each state sets it's own method of determining graduation rates, which makes it difficult to compare progress.
The article is available at the U.S. News & World Report Web site.
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