High schools are graduating more students than ever before. Eighty-one percent of students received diplomas in 2012-2013, the highest percent of graduates in recent history. Still, many poor, minority and disabled students continue to fall behind: Only 62 percent of students with disabilities, 61 percent of students with limited English proficiency, 76 percent of Hispanic […]
JoEllen Lynch
JoEllen Lynch is executive director of Springpoint, a national organization that partners with school districts, intermediary networks, and charter management organizations to establish innovative high schools.