Tennessee’s graduation rate increased by 20 percentage points between 1998 and 2008 — a bigger improvement than any state in the country, according to the Diplomas Count report, released this week by Editorial Projects in Education. The state’s 2008 graduation rate of 76.9 percent put the Volunteer State 14th in the nation, the report stated.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s 2008 graduation rate of 58.8 percent landed it at 47th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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