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Download full textConklin, Kristin D. – National Governors Association, 2005
Governors are united in their commitment to improve America's high schools. Nationwide, only 71 percent of students graduate from high school, and only 18 percent of high school freshmen go on to complete a college degree on time. Deficits in basic skills cost colleges, businesses, and underprepared high school graduates as much as $16 billion…
Descriptors: State Government, Educational Improvement, High Schools, Leadership
