Thirty-six states saw high school graduation rates rise for the Class of 2014. The gains came on the heels of the country’s record-high graduation rate of 81 percent in 2013. An updated national ...

An entire class of graduating seniors in a Chicago suburb was denied diplomas after the students ignored warnings not to throw their graduation caps into the air during Tuesday's commencement ceremony ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - More than a third of the this spring's high school graduates from some urban areas would never have received their diplomas under Ohio's new graduation requirements, were it not for ...

A suburban Chicago high school has backed off its decision to deny an entire class of graduating seniors diplomas after some students ignored warnings not to throw their graduation caps into the air ...

FIRST IN A LONG TIME TO MAKE HEADLINES BASED ON THE SUCCESS THEY HAD IN THE CLASSROOM. IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR BALTIMORE CITY TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT IT’S FOUR YEAR GRADUATION RATE WAS STARTING TO ...

Parents who cheer at graduation could face arrest, community service, fines. JUNE 5, 2012— -- Cheering on your family and friends at graduation has become a risky proposition as schools around ...

Alabama state superintendent Michael Sentance today told the member of the state school board that the state's graduation rate, third-best in the nation, was artificially inflated. Sentance said he ...

To boost Oregon’s abysmal graduation rate, the state education department has an easy fix in mind: simply lower the standards for earning a diploma. As The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Betsy Hammond ...

SPRING CREEK, Nev. – Students at a northeastern Nevada high school were surprised when they received their diplomas: the word "graduation" was misspelled as "graduataion." Spring Creek High Principal ...

Diplomas Count 2015 State Graduation Briefs contain national and state-specific data on high school completion and include a special focus on students with disabilities. The information is presented ...