Mississippi ranks in bottom 10 of graduation rates

The Sun Herald, 6/12/7

Mississippi ranks in the bottom 10 states when it comes to the number of students who graduate from high school, but state and local education officials are starting some aggressive programs to try and change that ranking.

Today, Education Week released graduation rates for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as for individual school districts within each state. The numbers are from the 2003-2004 school year.