May 13, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Getting to Graduation: Mississippi’s Statewide Push to Keep Kids in School
This year, for the first time, students who don't pass the subject-area tests may be allowed to graduate based on a combination of their overall course grades in these subjects with their test scores. In Coahoma County, this means 10 of about 60 seniors who were at risk of failure may graduate, according to Coahoma County School District Superintendent Pauline Rhodes. Last year, the decision to allow ACT scores to be factored into graduation requirements, which paved the way for Aggie's DeAngelo Bryant to get his diploma, helped boost Coahoma County's graduation rate from 45 to 51 percent.
This year, for the first time, students who don't pass the subject-area tests may be allowed to graduate based on a combination of their overall course grades in these subjects with their test scores. In Coahoma County, this means 10 of about 60 seniors who were at risk of failure may graduate, according to Coahoma County School District Superintendent Pauline Rhodes. Last year, the decision to allow ACT scores to be factored into graduation requirements, which paved the way for Aggie's DeAngelo Bryant to get his diploma, helped boost Coahoma County's graduation rate from 45 to 51 percent.