graduation

More than three million adults in Texas don’t have a high school diploma or the equivalent of one. And the number of adults in Texas taking the General…

From Texas Standard: Stephanie Garcia is a high school student. She’s also a 24-year-old inmate at the Lockhart Correctional Facility, a minimum...

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath was in Dallas this week to talk about how the state’s schools are doing -- and the impact Hurricane Harvey has…

This week, NPR Ed is digging into the story behind high school graduation rates across the country. NPR partnered with 14 public radio stations...

The state counts many, like Jaye McCurtain, as "leavers" instead of dropouts.

Over the next few days, thousands of young Texans will receive their diplomas. Some of those students squeaked by thanks to a new state law. High…

Thousands of students in North Texas are just one or two tests away from graduating high school. This year’s seniors are the first to have to pass five…

Recent pep rallies at elementary schools across Dallas have included a little gift for every kid in attendance -- a T-shirt with the name of their local…

In the Arlington school district, 20 percent of graduating seniors and as many as 27 percent of Hispanic graduates in the Arlington school district don’t…

Almost 90 percent of high school students in Texas graduate from high school, although there is large variation by race, ethnicity, family income,…

The Dallas school district is the second largest district in the state – but it boasts the highest graduation rate for big city schools in the state.The…

Nine out of 10 college freshmen from the top quarter of incomes graduate by age 24. But for low-income kids, it’s less than three out of 10. Writer Paul…