According to Education Week‘s Diplomas Count 2011 study, 25 school systems “account for one in every five nongraduates nationwide for the class of 2011.” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) just makes the list with 4,787 projected nongraduates. New York City and Los Angeles public schools top the list with 39,669 and 35,568 projected nongraduates, respectively.
by Dr. Terry Stoops
Former Director of the Center for Effective Education, John Locke Foundation
