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U.S. high school graduation rate highest in years
Posted: 01.22.2013 at 5:55 AM
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Graduates line up before the ceremony at South High School in Cleveland. The U.S. high school graduation rate is the highest it's been since 1976.  / AP photo
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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, reveals an Education Department study.

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