5 Numbers That Explain Education in 2016
From record-high graduation rates to the percentage of students who attend charters, here are some figures that help tell the story of U.S. schools over the last year.
by Emily DeRuy
Dec 31, 2016
2 minutes
As a writer, I generally favor words over numbers. But sometimes a good number is worth a thousand words. Or something like that. In that spirit, here are five numbers that help explain the state of education in 2016 (with a smattering of words thrown in for good measure).
This is the percentage of American high-schoolers who graduated on time, schools and nonprofits are finding to serve what is an increasingly diverse student body.
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