
Grad rate rises as diploma’s value falls
America’s high school graduation rate is at an all-time high, yet a high school diploma doesn’t signify college readiness, career readiness or even attendance at school, writes Brandon Wright. “We’ve simultaneously lowered the bar for high school graduation while pushing for more high school graduates to attend college,” he writes. Unprepared students often are left with college debt but no degree — or skills. Half of remedial students never take a college-level course. Wrigh