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New report finds Tennessee is bucking the trend of declining high school graduation rates other states are seeing

A new report from the Grad Partnership notes that high school graduation rates in Tennessee have remained relatively stable in recent years, compared to 26 states that witnessed declines in high school graduation rates following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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K-12 Enrollment Fails to Emerge from Pandemic, Federal Data Shows

Enrollment in U.S. schools was fairly steady between 2021 and 2022, but the number of K-12 students remained below pre-pandemic levels, according to new federal data released Monday.The release, from the National Center for Education Statistics, shows that with nearly 50 million students, enrollment was still 2% less than 2019 figures. Only Idaho and North Dakota saw enrollment increase about 2% over that time period, while multiple states, including California, Mississippi and New York saw declines of at least 5%.

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