The Education Trust shares some surprising and scary findings about high school graduation rates in the United States.  Apparently, some states are playing funny money with their numbers to inflate percentages, and it works, until someone pulls the covers back on the statistics.  One state reports the percentage of high school seniors who graduate, completely ignoring the freshmen, sophomores and juniors who drop out.  As parents, we can focus on our own children to make sure they attend school, but we have to wonder about the quality of the education if states are being so sneaky with their reporting.

This press release summarizes the findings from the full report.  It is great that organizations are auditing these numbers, because even if it destroys our confidence in the short run, our education system can only improve through truthful reporting.