No Child Left Behind Funding Gets Big Increase in House Stimulus Bill

But with the national high school graduation rate at 58 percent for Hispanics, 55 percent for African Americans, and only 51 percent for Native Americans, compared to a national average for all students of 71 percent, education advocates are concerned that the stimulus bill doesn't specifically direct money toward addressing the nation's dropout crisis or the unique learning needs of students who do not speak English as their primary language. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Feb 3, 2009 - 5:44 AM PST
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