More alarming news about New York City’s graduation rates.
+ 32% of black males graduated from NYC’s high schools on schedule in 2006
+ 57% of white males graduated on time
+ Both percentages are unacceptable, but the discrepancy is yet another example of educational inequities
+ New York City public schools ranked 54th out of 63 of the nation’s largest school districts surveyed in a new national report, “Given Half A Chance: The 50-State Report on Public Education and Black Males” by the Massachusetts-based Schott Foundation for Public Education.
