To: West Coast Conservative
This is probably where Kerry got his numbers:
http://www.urban.org/publications/410934.html
They claim 53% of African Americans graduate, but considering that there overall graduation rates are off by over 10%, I doubt these numbers.
37 posted on
02/01/2006 8:06:41 AM PST by
mnehring
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To: mnehrling
I think their numbers (68% nationwide, 53% for Blacks) are for kids who graduate "with their class" It said that these were the graduation rates for the class of 2001. The census data (~84%) is percent of Americans 20-24 who are high school graduates, which might include late graduates and GEDs, so the numbers are not inconsistent,
prima facie They are inconsistent with Kerry's 53% "don't graduate" no matter how you look at it.
121 posted on
02/01/2006 10:28:13 AM PST by
Lonesome in Massachussets
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