Georgia’s high school graduation rate is the highest it’s been since 2012. The Georgia Department of Education announced Wednesday 81.6 percent of students graduated on time in the spring of 2018. That’s a one percent increase from the previous year’s rate of 80.6 percent.
Moving the Needle
Dana Rickman, vice president at the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, said the uptick shows growth, even though it’s small.
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