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03/13/13

Minnesota Joining National Effort to Boost Graduation Rates

Minnesota Public Radio (MN) (03/13/13) Weber, Tom; Post, TimMinnesota will join three other states participating in a national effort to bolster graduation rates, known as GradNation, spearheaded by America's Promise Alliance. GradMinnesota, which will be co-chaired by State Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius and Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon, aims to boost graduation rates to 90 percent by 2020. Minnesota's current four-year high school graduation rate is near 77 percent. Cassellius says that to boost the graduation rate, the state needs to offer better support to students who could fall through the cracks. "If they get good third-grade reading scores but they don't graduate, then we're not doing our job. And so we want to make sure every single student, regardless of background, [finishes] on time and ready." For more information about GradNation, click here.

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