Tag Archives: high school graduation rate

High school grad rate drops by 14 points under new formula

By Tom Crawford | Published: April 10, 2012

Georgia’s high school graduation rate is just 67 percent, not the 81 percent that was previously claimed, according to figures released Tuesday . . .

Education department will release new graduation rate

By Tom Crawford | Published: April 9, 2012

Look for a much lower graduation rate to be disclosed Tuesday for Georgia’s high school students . . .

Tags: cohort rate , high school graduation rate , John Barge , Sonny Perdue

Political Notes – Death knell for tax revisions?

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 28, 2011

Remarks from Gov. Nathan Deal indicate that tax revision may be a dead issue for this session . . .

Tags: Cobb EMC , DOT , Dwight Brown , high school graduation rate , Nathan Deal , roy barnes , tax code revision , Todd Long

Political Notes – Go Fish called a ‘symbol of waste in Georgia’

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 18, 2011

The expenditure of state funds for Sonny Perdue’s “Go Fish” program is questioned, as well as his claims for improvements in the state’s high school graduation rate . . .

Tags: Go Fish , high school graduation rate , New York Times , Sonny Perdue

Perdue touts inflated graduation rate

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 26, 2010

State education officials claim a big improvement in Georgia’s high school graduation rate; independent organizations say the real rate is much lower . . .

Tags: Brad Bryant , high school graduation rate , Sonny Perdue