The drops came despite at least some states and educators loosening standards to help struggling students.
FILE - Red mortarboards fly into the evening sky at Heritage High School's commencement ceremony Friday, July 24, 2020, in Maryville Tenn. High school graduation rates dipped in at least 20 states after the first full school year disrupted by the pandemic, according to a new analysis by Chalkbeat.
Where rates increased, growth was modest. Florida had seen graduation rates jump by more than 2 points every year for a decade but gained just a tenth of a point in 2021, even as state officials waived certain diploma requirements. , a trend schools reported nationwide, counselors nudged seniors to come to school in person to make up missed credits.One of last year’s graduates, 19-year-old De’karius Graham, had an up-close view of how 12th graders struggled.
The New York City student contemplated dropping out and getting her GED but ultimately transferred to a smaller high school and is hopeful she’ll graduate this year. On its face, that increase is one of the biggest recent success stories in American education. A recent Brookings Institution study concluded that the gains were a result of new federal pressure on states and schools and found little evidence that the long-term improvements were due to lower standards.
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