Mississippi Business Journal » graduation rate http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Public comment sought for new school-rating plan http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/15/public-comment-sought-for-new-school-rating-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-comment-sought-for-new-school-rating-plan http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/15/public-comment-sought-for-new-school-rating-plan/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:25:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71450 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Graduation rates will make a difference this year in how Mississippi high schools and school districts are rated. The state Board of Education is likely today to seek public comment on a plan to add four-year graduation rates to the numerical formula that rates high schools and school districts. The board is [...]

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