Well, the NC Department of Public Instruction reports, “For the 10th consecutive year, North Carolina’s four-year cohort high school graduation rate is up and is now at 85.4 percent.” On the surface, that is good news, but I wonder how many of those graduates are prepared to enter the workforce or an institution of higher education.
by Dr. Terry Stoops
Former Director of the Center for Effective Education, John Locke Foundation