5 Numbers That Explain Education in 2016
From record-high graduation rates to the percentage of students who attend charters, here are some figures that help tell the story of U.S. schools over the last year.
As a writer, I generally favor words over numbers. But sometimes a good number is worth a thousand words. Or something like that. In that spirit, here are five numbers that help explain the state of education in 2016 (with a smattering of words thrown in for good measure).
This is the percentage of American high-schoolers who graduated on time, schools and nonprofits are finding to serve what is an increasingly diverse student body.
