New numbers show falling standards in American high schools

SPRINGFIELD, in MASSACHUSETTS, might seem an improbable setting for an education miracle. The city of 155,000 along the Connecticut river has a median household income half the state average; violent crime is common. Yet graduation rates at the city’s high schools are surging. Between 2007 and…#springfield #massachusetts #connecticut #sat #economist #anationatrisk #sethgershenson #americanuniversity #northcarolina #chrisclark
Source: Reuters: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news