NGA Gauges Progress On Graduation Formula.

The article reports on progress made on a plan by the National Governors Association for all states to use the same method of reporting high school graduation rates. According to the article, 39 states are making significant progress by compiling the necessary data and preparing, by 2012, to report the most accurate account yet of high school completion. However, North Dakota and South Dakota don't plan to use the method, which shows the number of 9th graders who graduate four years later.