Graduation

New count could cut high school graduation rates 20 percent

9 Feb 2012

High school graduation rates in the District, long thought to be inflated by generous counting methods, will be adjusted downward by about 20 percent under a new, more accurate formula, officials at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education confirmed this week. Read full article >>

Eastern celebrates graduation rate improvement

7 Feb 2012

The latest graduation rates prove all Howard County schools are offering a quality education, a local superintendent said. That’s how Tracy Caddell, superintendent of the Eastern Howard School Corp., summed up the figures released Tuesday by the Indiana Department of Education.

SWEETWATER LOOKS FOR GRADUATION VENUE

7 Feb 2012

A proposal to consider holding this year’s high school graduation ceremonies for Sweetwater Union High School District students at Cricket Ampitheatre for $64,000 failed Jan. 30 for lack of support.