WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) – The U.S. Department of Education reports the gap between the graduation rates for white and black students in Wisconsin is now the largest in the country.
Preliminary data shows the state’s overall graduation rate for the 2013-2014 school year went up to 88.6 percent. While the rate for white students improved to 92.9 percent, the graduation for black students held steady (66.1%), meaning they fell further behind.
Most states narrowed that gap in the most-recent school year where the data was available.
The overall graduation rate for Wisconsin high school students was third-best in the country.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
