WASHINGTON — The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department said in a study released Tuesday.
Study: High school graduation rate highest since 1976
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | 7:29 a.m. CST;
updated 8:08 p.m. CST, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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