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State's High School Graduation Rate at Record High

Michael Krasny
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More than 80 percent of California's high school seniors graduated on time in 2013, a historic high. The graduation rates have increased most rapidly for Latinos and African-Americans, but those students still lag behind the state average. We'll discuss the new data, and what it means for state education policy.

Guests:

Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of public instruction

Valerie Cuevas, interim executive director of The Education Trust-West

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