Graduation Success - August 30 Edition of the Raleigh News & Observer
August 30, 2011
It's encouraging news to learn that high school graduation rates have improved in 2011, increasing to 77.7 percent, the highest four-year graduation rate ever reported by the State Board of Education. Equally encouraging is the fact that North Carolina today ranks 29th in the nation for the number of teens ages 16 to 19 who are not in school and not high school graduates when, just five years ago, we ranked 37th.
Communities In Schools of North Carolina and its affiliates across the state work to surround students with the support and encouragement they need to stay in school and succeed. As a state, we should consider ourselves very fortunate that CISNC continues to provide thousands of students with much-needed tutoring and mentoring to help them learn and stay in school. Thanks to the dedication of Communities In Schools staff, local programs and volunteers, efforts to increase the number of children who graduate on time are not made in vain.
It is imperative that we keep this positive momentum going so all students can graduate and find success in college, career and life.
John Idler
President and General Manager, ABC 11 WTVD
Chairman, Communities In Schools of North Carolina Board of Directors, Raleigh
